Shrek became a cult obsession after the Shrek movies came out. People just ran on Shrek with good or destructive content. Shrek took “Oger” the world. The most notable and extreme was a YouTube video called “Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life. It’s about a boy who worships Shrek and prays to him every night. The video is sure messed up but hilarious with its warped sense of humor that will have you rolling on the ground laughing!
In the video, the boy looks to Shrek like a higher power. The music and voiceover are cringe but very funny. Meanwhile, the boy’s dad seems abusive and discourages Shrek’s love. One night the boy’s wishes come true, and Shrek comes. When Shrek arrives, the video gets inappropriate but is still hilarious. It isn’t cinematically too graphic, but you get an idea of what is going on.
Basically, the boy willingly gets violated by Shrek in front of his asshole dad. Then the video cinematically rolls out with titles like “It’s not Ogre,” “It’s never Ogre,” “Shrek is Love,” and “Shrek is Life.” It is just hilariously disturbing.
The “Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life” video has a cult following and is an icon in the meme world. The video also has its own subreddit, and the group makes more memes off of the original video. Many video spinoffs have come from the original video.
Laughing at YouTube videos, you can find a whole ecosystem of Shrek content. There are many Shrek meme groups dedicated just to him. (And we are talking about the inappropriate Shrek)
The Shrek meme has been around since 2014, and it has evolved. It started as an innocent joke, then turned into something much more adult-oriented that is hilarious to some but not all. If you haven’t already, be sure to look at the history of this internet phenomenon. Welcome to the swamp!