The upgraded trailer for Shrek 5 just dropped, and someone in the comments noted that this movie seems completely tailored for "brain-rot iPad kids." I couldn’t agree more. The sheer volume of mindless humor and rapid-fire editing is insane. When you compare the trailer for Shrek 5 to the trailer for Shrek 2, it becomes painfully obvious how difficult it has become to hold an audience's attention—especially children's. Unfortunately, precisely because Shrek is such a massive, multi-billion-dollar cultural monolith, corporate executives at DreamWorks and Universal are likely terrified of taking risks. With Puss in Boots, the stakes were much lower. Nobody expected an 11-year-late sequel to be a masterpiece, which ironically gave the director and animators the freedom to reinvent the visual style and tell a mature story. With Shrek 5, however, the corporate machine takes over. They rely on safe, data-driven formulas—fast cuts, loud jokes, and vibrant colors—to guarantee maximum ticket and merchandise sales for the youngest demographic, all while banking on older fans to show up purely for nostalgia.My TikTok is @Diassyl