Shrek’s Lord Farquaad Was More Evil Than You Remember

Shrek and Donkey will forever be one of the best animated duo's in history. When Shrek first hit theaters audiences fell in love with not only the characters but the story and it's parody on fairy tales. Though the villain of this animated film, Lord Farquaad, may have been a parody of Disney's most powerful executive. Shrek will forever be a beloved children's movie, but as you peel back layers of the onion it seems there's a lot more behind the curtain than audiences realize.

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[davidneale]

The fact that Momma Bear can be seen in the cage at the beginning and the next time you see her is as a rug on Farquad’s floor says everything you need to know…

[cmbaz]

The " f " symbol always reminded me of facebook for some reason...

[philliptivis]

Had the legs torn off a sentient gingerbread man. Dude was stone cold evil.

[MendaciousCat]

Naming the villain “Lord F*ckwad” and styling him off of your ex-boss is so funny

[_The_Archive_]

Fun Fact: Alan Rickman was the initial casting choice for the role of Lord Farquaad. However, Rickman opted to play the role of Snape in Harry Potter instead and the role ultimately went to John Lithgow.

[Rawesom]

I've always loved the "Run run as fast as you can" delivery. Is oozing mockery and threat

[thomashaapalainen]

I never noticed how Zuckerberg ripped off Farquad's logo.

[absin]

“Do you think maybe he’s compensating for something.. hehehe” is honestly such a brilliant joke. As a kid you think he’s talking about how short Farquad is, but as an adult you realize he’s talking about how *short* farquad is

[lh]

Similarly, Big Jack Horner is a critique on modern Disney. Jack wants to own everything magical.

There’s certainly an “othering” of magical and fairy tale creatures in the Shrek universe.

[johndaflonxd]

I like how Lord Farquad’s main outfit colors resemble the colors used for Mickey Mouse

[AntiVillain]

Don't forget the climax.
He dead-seriously tells Shrek, "I'll have you drawn and quartered! You'll beg for death to save you!" and Fiona, "I'll have you locked back in that tower, for the rest of your days!" Even his knights are no-nonsense for once and just swarm Shrek; no pint, no Joan Jett, no chair, etc., this time.

[Tahitison]

Wow I never realized how much the movie was centered around mocking Disney lol I like it even more now.

[chipskylark]

In like 07 I had a buddy in high school and we used to just randomly scream out “ Lord Farquaad” like the three little pigs did in Shrek and for some reason we always would crack up at it no matter how many times we did it 😂

[Locadel]

His death was actually brutal for an animated movie

[MidoriGrey]

You forgot to mention the exact moment the fight breaks out in the courtyard and the absolute chaos it causes shows Duloc's citizens what they're missing due to Farquad's rule snuffing out any individual thought. They were cheering for Shrek because he genuinely brought excitement to Duloc just by being there and doing what he does best.
After Farquad dies, Duloc falls entirely into disarray and becomes a ghost town.

[BlackSkorpion]

has anyone heard the story that Shrek was expected to fail, and working on Shrek was seen as a punishment

[trinaq]

John Lithgow certainly made Farquaad entertaining to watch. A true Love to Hate Villain.

[naly]

Lord Farquaard is the Magnifico Disney wasn't able to create for their 100th anniversary.

[milkiassamuel]

Lord Farquad is a fairly underrated Dreamworks villain to be honest. Sure hes no Lord Shen, Tai Lung, Fairy Godmother or Death, but like you said he's clearly not a physically imposing or terrifying villain, and is in fact a joke, but hes a man who demands perfection and expects perfection unable to be satisfied or contempt with what he has and wants to most beautiful bride, which juxtaposes Shrek's life who is happy with his messy swamp amd while Shrek believes he has everything he needs but after meeting Fiona and Donkey Shrek learns theres so much more to life and found happiness with going out of his comfort zone and finding love and friendship, things he never believed he was worthy to have as a monsterous Ogre

[Dashiell]

Don't forget that Lord Farquaad killed the mother bear it has a skin rug😢 out of her remains