"DONKEY, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, WHAT YOU LACK IS THE CAPACITY"

Shrek 2 beats Shrek hands down, complete with (what else?) a "Knight" (police) brutality scene and a King (government) bent on killing the husband of the princess. The plot is a bit odd in my opinion (what's up with Antonio Banderas and his metrosexual Zoro/cat character?), but the jokes and the movie/music references easily make it a funnier movie than the original. But, without the original, do we have a Shrek 2? Ponder that question all day if you like. Strangely, the "Far, Far Away" kingdom in the movie also enjoys a well-developed economy: Starbucks Coffee shops, a Fairy God Mother with a factory producing magic spells for the masses and a burgeoning limo-sized horse-drawn carriage industry. Oh, and "Far, Far Away" Kingdom does not appear to be a democracy, which any sensible person knows is not a necessary condition for economic development.