What are some things which are satirized in Shrek 1 (2001)I know shrek is funny and all that, but i can't seem to identify what it actually...

I think that one of the strongest elements of satire that
is present in the film is the depiction of the traditional princess.  At first, Fiona is
on the same level as Cinderella and Snow White, yet the film takes a real interesting
take on the idea of the "fair princess" in showing Fiona to be a very complex and
multidimensional character.  The idea of a fairy tale princess is traditionally a very
monolithic depiction.  She is beautiful and fair, as well as waiting for her prince to
come and rescue her.  She does not hold any dark secrets and is not struggling with her
own identity, as Fiona does.  She sleeps in the cave alone and engages in a process of
self hate about her "curse" that makes her an ogress. We don't see this level of self
consciousness and, frankly, self hate in other depictions of princess.  Finally, the
ending satirizes the notion of "happily ever after."  She kisses Shrek in the end.  If
the curse was true, in kissing her beloved, the curse of being a transformed ogress
would have been lifted.  The curse was lifted, but she still is an ogress.  In the most
unique of ways, the ending is almost post modern, in that Fiona learns that she can
never change her identity; she is what she is.  She learns to make peace with her
identity, that which caused her a certain repulsion.  When the ending song plays of "I'm
a Believer," it might be more of an indication of how she feels about her own identity
than anything else.  This is a unique spin on the fairy tale ending and one that is
heavily satirized.