nowhere near the same as something
Someone sizes up the new place, admits it is nothing like the farm, and shrugs that there is no choice.
Well, gents, it's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?shrek-2001 · 2001 — Chapter 1 of 7 · 3'11" · B1
Shrek Finds His Swamp Occupied, Explained: worn out
A crowd has moved into the swamp and is already treating the place like home. Someone calls it "a far cry from the farm," and later a voice declares "Your welcome is officially worn out" before going to find the man who sent them.
What happens
Creatures settle in a swamp house. One line calls it a far cry from the farm; the next says it will do just fine. The resident, a self-described terrifying ogre, demands privacy. They say Lord Farquaad forced them here and signed an eviction notice. Someone announces their welcome is officially worn out and leaves to get them off his land with a companion told not to sing.
Listen for
a far cry fromit'll do just finedead broadput up
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Now
Phrase of the scene
worn out
the welcome has expired
He tells the crowd not to settle, then announces that their welcome has officially run out.
You've been on my couch for three days. Your welcome is worn out.
Also in this scene
- a far cry from
nowhere near the same as something
- it'll do just fine
acceptable enough, said on purpose
- dead broad
a crude word for a dead woman
- put up
to post a sign where people see it
- huffed und he puffed
blew hard, like the wolf in the tale
Everything marked in this scene
29 notes across 53 lines
there is no real alternative
Well, gents, it's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?a casual hello to men — Fine for a group of men; not for formal writing.
Well, gents, it's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?acceptable enough, said on purpose
Right after the letdown, someone lowers the standard and tells the group the place is good enough.
It's not home, but it'll do just fine.Keep it'll in one beat and do not put will back in.
It's not home, but it'll do just fine.I caught you — Playful with friends; leave it out of formal talk.
- Got ya. - [Sniffs] I found some cheese.what is expected of us
- Dead broad off the table. - Where are we supposed to put her? The bed's taken.Keep to light so it sticks to the end of supposed.
- Dead broad off the table. - Where are we supposed to put her? The bed's taken.a crude name for a dead woman — Dated and rude; do not call a woman this.
- Dead broad off the table. - Where are we supposed to put her? The bed's taken.to post warning signs Not holding signs aloft; they were posted before.
I live in a swamp. I put up signs. I'm a terrifying ogre!Let the t in little tap once instead of stopping hard.
What do I have to do to get a little privacy?stop that right now — Snapped when annoyed; too blunt for elders.
- Quit it. - Don't push.leave this place now
All right, get out of here. All of you, move it!hurry up and go — A shove to get people moving; too sharp for polite guests.
All right, get out of here. All of you, move it!made to show up against one's will
- What? - We were forced to come here.a written order to leave
He huffed und he puffed und he... signed an eviction notice.broken coordination: The pause drops the expected blowing and lands on a signature instead.
He huffed und he puffed und he... signed an eviction notice.the place or way to locate him
Does anyone else know where to find him?wh-infinitive: where to find him is the missing information, not a full question of its own.
Does anyone else know where to find him?to settle in as if staying
Do not get comfortable. Your welcome is officially worn out.declared finished, as if by rule Not a tired guest; the welcome itself is used up.
Do not get comfortable. Your welcome is officially worn out.Put the weight on out and let worn pass quickly.
Do not get comfortable. Your welcome is officially worn out.remove people from one's property
and get you all off my land and back where you came from!return to the place you left
and get you all off my land and back where you came from!place clause: where you came from names the place they are being sent back to.
and get you all off my land and back where you came from!Run off straight into my with no gap for a breath.
and get you all off my land and back where you came from!exactly the response I wanted
All right, that's what I like to hear, man.eager to do it right away
I can't wait to get on the road again What did I say about singing?a snap reminder of a rule already broken
The road song starts and is cut off by someone slamming an old ban back into the conversation.
I can't wait to get on the road again What did I say about singing?Shrek Finds His Swamp Occupied, explained
What's really going on
The newcomers sound almost polite about taking the house. "A far cry from the farm" admits the swamp is worse, and "it'll do just fine" decides that worse is acceptable. That is how people settle into a place they do not own. Their excuse is already on paper: Farquaad "signed an eviction notice," a puffing rhythm that lands on a form. The resident refuses the bargain. "Your welcome is officially worn out" treats hospitality like a permit that has expired, and the same speech orders them off his land. Cheese, a taken bed, and a body on the table are only the mess. The fight is over who can declare the place already claimed. On the way out, one voice calls the pair "stalwart friends" headed for a "whirlwind big-city adventure," while the reply bans the song and allows only a hum.
Theme
SatireAn eviction notice and the formal line "Your welcome is officially worn out" turn a swamp squat into mock official business.
LonelinessThe swamp dweller has put up signs, calls himself a terrifying ogre, and asks only how to get a little privacy.
Listen for
- it'll do — Keep it'll in one beat and do not put will back in.
- supposed to — Keep to light so it sticks to the end of supposed.
- a little — Let the t in little tap once instead of stopping hard.
- worn out — Put the weight on out and let worn pass quickly.
Well, gents, it's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?The speaker admits the swamp is nothing like the farm, and the question says they are staying because they see no other option.
It's not home, but it'll do just fine.The place is not home, yet the speaker calls it acceptable. It is a decision to settle, not a compliment.
I live in a swamp. I put up signs. I'm a terrifying ogre!Three reasons the crowd should already have stayed away: the swamp itself, the signs, and the claim that the speaker is a terrifying ogre.
What do I have to do to get a little privacy?After the signs and the ogre warning, the speaker asks what else it would take to be left alone. The line is a complaint.
He huffed und he puffed und he... signed an eviction notice.The huffing and puffing is only the windup. What the speaker actually reports is that Farquaad signed the notice which forced them here.
Do not get comfortable. Your welcome is officially worn out.Settling in is forbidden. The welcome they may have assumed is declared finished, in the stiff tone of a formal notice.
Questions about this scene
Why are these characters in the swamp?
They say no one invited them and they were "forced to come here." Asked who did it, they answer "Lord Farquaad," and the next line says he "signed an eviction notice."
Do they like the swamp?
They call it "a far cry from the farm" and ask what choice they have. "It's not home, but it'll do just fine" accepts the place without praising it.
What does the occupant plan to do?
After "Who knows where this Farquaad guy is?" the speech turns to "I'm gonna see this guy Farquaad right now" and "get you all off my land and back where you came from."
Why does the singing stop?
A voice starts "On the road again" and says "Sing it with me, Shrek." The answer comes back: "What did I say about singing?" A whistle is refused. Humming is allowed.
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