A video shows how the iconic film Shrek has a lot in common with the House of the Dragon series

Although at first glance it seems that the only thing they have in common is fantasy, many people notice that there are several similarities between Little Shrek And the dragon’s house. Both were released and were an instant success, plus they are based on books, Shrek! From William Steig And Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin. Not to mention that dragons appear in both.

Interestingly, people have found more similarities between the two products and, like a comedy, many have put together videos showing all the relationships shared by both products. Always with a certain sense of humor. Here you can see one of those videos.

Another important similarity between these two adaptations is the desire to ignore the usual tropes of fantasy and its usual media. The animated adaptations of Dream job It was born as a parody of films based on fairy tales, mainly animated films of Disney. This is why references to stories like Peter Pan, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs the The Three Little Pigs.

The works of George R.R. Martin They would become part of the fantasy genre known as grimdark, a way of moving away from the usual fantasy patterns, such as The Hero’s Path, or the idyllic fantasy of Tolkien. We will not see a fight between good and evil, we will see gray characters driven by personal motivations that the reader can understand or not. Furthermore, this genre is also characterized by the large amount of violence present, very explicit and bloody.