The 2001 film about a lovable ogre in a swamp has found a new lease of life among young adults, many of whom weren’t even born when it first came out. But why?
It’s 11am on a rainy Friday morning and I’m snaking past hordes of snotty children and American tourists queuing for the London Eye, ready to take on what one disgruntled TripAdvisor user calls the “most grossly overpriced day out for parents desperate for something to do in half-term” in the British capital.
Oliver, 21, who is based in Texas, wasn’t even born when the first film was released, but that hasn’t stopped him from diving head first into the world of Far Far Away.for the first time as a small child, he says, was like discovering “a world where I properly fit in: full of weirdos and loudmouths who didn’t care what people thought about them”.’s sassy fire-breathing dragon and drag queen barmaid Doris: “I was completely obsessed.
The capital city of Far Far Away is presided over by its very own Hollywood-style sign, its main street filled with fairytale riffs on big businesses .– just picture Murphy’s Donkey, in typical over-sharing mode while regaling the gang with a story about eating wild berries: “Man, there were some strong gases seepin’ outta my butt that day!”
My 17-year-old brother has a shelf in his room filled with Lego, comic books – and Shrek ears and medals, brought from the London attraction.showed that you could capitalise on nostalgia to appeal to grown-ups, but get them to bring their children along too,” they say.It’s even persuading members of the famously anti-social generation – more likely to spend their evenings “bed rotting” and drinking green juices than downing tequila shots – to visit nightclubs.
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