She's a loaded pistol who likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain. [28], Diaz considers Fiona to be "the anchor that holds all these kooky characters", identifying her as the comedy's straight man. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. [149] When she finally decides to tell Shrek the truth the following morning, she learns that Shrek has already summoned Farquaad to take her back to Duloc himself, having overheard and misinterpreted some of her conversation with Donkey. However, the king refuses upon seeing how unhappy Fiona has become, thwarting Fairy Godmother's plan. Princess Fiona is one of the main characters in the Shrek franchise and the main female lead.
But don't let that cool you off. [191] In a negative review, CNN's Paul Tatara dismissed Fiona as "bland" and the film's "only miscue among the characters".
Her body is everything that she is inside. Due to a misunderstanding though, Shrek allowed Fiona to go with Farquaad to marry him, even though he loved her. [12] Shrek 2 director Kelly Asbury explained that introducing Fiona's parents presented an entirely "new story to go on, and a whole new place to go. [17][18] The role was originally intended for comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo,[19] who was fired from the first film and ultimately replaced with Diaz. 4.2 out of 5 stars 45. Held and spun a ball so heavy three ogres were needed to throw it. [129] Unlike Farquaad, Shrek respects Fiona for speaking up for and defending herself. [9][184] The Washington Post film critic Desson Howe wrote that Diaz's performance offers "a funny, earthy princess. I feel very possessive of Fiona.
The character's origins and relationships with other characters are further explored in subsequent films; she introduces her new husband Shrek to her parents in Shrek 2 (2004), becomes a mother by Shrek the Third (2007), and is an empowered warrior in Shrek Forever After (2010), much of which takes place in an alternate reality in which Fiona and Shrek never meet. It means that the film isn’t taking it as a cliche. [78] When the film was previewed to test audiences, some children cried because they found Fiona's hyperrealism disturbing;[79][80][81] the character was suffering from a phenomenon known as the uncanny valley.
[102] Due to its costliness, Fiona's new hairstyle first needed to be approved by DreamWorks, with Mitchell likening the process to "prepar[ing] like a lawyer". The spell was placed upon her when she was a child by a Witch (It is unknown whether the Fairy Godmother placed this curse as part of her plan). They can exist in our current culture, our pop culture again ... Where before, they were forgotten. [4] Furniss doubts Fiona would not have been able to accept her ogre form had Shrek decided to retreat to his swamp alone after kissing her. When Shrek tries to kiss Fiona, she tells him she wants to live happily ever after with the ogre she married. Not one of many brave knights managed to free her. [4], Feeling that her curse remaining undiscovered until the end was unsuitable for a feature-length film, screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio introduced the concept of a shapeshifting princess, which was rejected by the other filmmakers for six months because they found it "too complex" for a fairy tale. [92] The patterns and seams were labeled and forwarded to the animators, who would replicate the images on the computer. [93] Unlike Shrek, Fiona has several costume changes in Shrek 2.
[203], Marie Claire ranked Fiona Diaz's third best "Movie Moments That Made Us Fall In Love With Her".
[195] Paul Malcolm of LA Weekly described Diaz's performance as "insuperably flat". "[221] NBC New York's Bryan Alexander described Fiona as "the world's hottest ogre",[222] while Stephen Hunter, film critic for The Washington Post, found hearing Diaz's voice from a computer-animated character "kind of hot".