Yoda vs Shrek

As Halloween approached Eric and I debated what to dress William up as. We agreed on a Star Wars theme and hoped to get him a R2D2 or Ewok costume. Sadly we couldn't find either of those but we did find a Yoda outfit which he didn't seem to mind wearing. We were excited to show him off at the Primary party earlier this month. However during the party it dawned on me that children today have grown up in a different movie era than we have. When the children saw him they said "Oh look it's Shrek!" Eric and I were shocked! Shrek?! Yoda looks NOTHING like Shrek. Let me point out some obvious differences between Yoda and Shrek.

1- Ears. Yoda has long pointy ears while Shrek has long ears that are round at the end.
2- Clothing. Yoda wears Jedi robes while Shrek's clothes are the same color as Yoda's he wears pants, shirt and vest.
3- Height and Weight. No one knows what species Yoda is. He is small and short but also very wise. Shrek on the other hand is an orge. He is built like an orge and acts like one. And he seems to need the wisdom of his sidekick the Donkey to help him get through things. Yoda uses the powers of the force to guide him. You also don't see Yoda eating as much as Shrek does. You actually only see him take one bite of Luke Skywalkers' emergency rations, whereas Shrek eats everything from grubs to rats.

Now I will admit there are similarities between Yoda and Shrek however I find that the differences far out number their similarities. One last thing I need to mention is that Yoda uses a Lightsaber to combat evil while Shrek throws rocks and other objects that are on hand. If there was a fight between Yoda and Shrek who do you think would win?!

Shrek is a memoriable character but when compared to Yoda he's just another animated toon. I leave you with the words from Yoda (which has been quoted many more times than any line from Shrek): "Do or do not. There is no try."