The Bee movie has themes of communism and Shrek as a libertarian theme. You can tell someone’s political leanings by which of these two movies they, removing any critical bias from there head, enjoy the most.

Shrek’s quest is for happiness. He doesn’t care about the injustice served against the fairy tail creatures when they are put into a ghetto on his swamp, he simply cares about getting his swamp back from a corrupt government that unfairly took it from him.

On the other hand, the bee movie is about artificial hierarchies and workers rights. Barry is told all his life that he should take the job he’s given and not to talk to the upper class, A.K.A humans. The humans control the means of production, while the bees do the actual producing. When Barry talks to a human, nothing bad happens, in fact, they become quick friends. This shows that this imposed hierarchy is completely bogus. When Barry finds out about the injustice against bees, he sues the human race, and seizes the means of production.

To recap, Barry B. Benson is the ultimate Marxist hero, winning the struggle against a corrupt upper class. Shrek is the ultimate libertarian hero, winning the struggle against a corrupt government.

What about me? I’m more of a Shrek guy myself.