Mike Myers’ Kids Hating Shrek Perfectly Pays Off 1 Iconic Scene

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Mike Myers is generally lauded for his role as the voice of DreamWorks' titular grumpy green ogre in the Shrek franchise — but his kids hating the movies makes one iconic scene even better. The four-part Shrek movie series is still a fan-favorite twenty years after its initial release, and alongside Austin Powers and Wayne's World, is considered to be some of Myers' best work. Yet the comedy actor recently revealed that his harshest criticsmight be his own children, who rank Shrek low on the list of Myers' films. His children's indifference to the animated series is particularly ironic in the light of one of Shrek's most quotable scenes.

In 2010's Shrek Forever After, Shrek finds himself frustrated with his domesticated lifestyle as a husband and father of three. He longs for the old days when the sound of his roar was something to be feared and not just a party trick. In an iconic moment, a gravelly-voiced little boy approaches Shrek at his kids' birthday party and demands that he "do the roar." Shrek repeatedly refuses until he can no longer contain his frustration and lets out a tremendous roar. The response is his worst nightmare; everyone applauds — confirming Shrek's glory days as the monster in the swap are officially over.

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However, beyond its narrative weight in the context of Shrek 4, this scene continues to have real-world applications, since whenever a child learns Myers is the voice of Shrek, they reportedly never fail to ask him to "do the roar." Yet the only children who probably won't ever make this request are Myers' own kids. Myers revealed that his children are critical of the plot holes and lack of realism in the Shrek movies. Their disapproval of the