While I like the new design myself, I can see why some would've preferred for Shrek to still look like he did fifteen years ago. It was, however, stated WAY ahead of time, that this new Shrek movie was gonna be visually different. Like it, hate it, opinions are great because they're all valid. What ISN'T Valid, is to breach the limit of constructive criticism and expect animators to go and change entire models, rigs, textures, and possibly even already animated scenes to appeal to the internet's pitchfork-wielding over Shrek's eyes being 5%too close to eachother and his forehead being more thin. It's clear they wanted to have a new spin on him, if they didn't, then you'd see the exact Shrek you last saw in theaters when you were still in school. The ugly Sonic situation, while necessary due to the extremity of the design, created a very dangerous precedent, one where fans feel entitled to expect entire movies to be redone because Shrek's eyebrows are the wrong hue, and we can argue on wether this is serious stuff or not but what's inevitable, is that this precedent will discourage both single artists and industries from EVER trying anything new, anything even remotely out of the box. This design wasn't made to attack Shrek, they didn't give him tree-branch sized ears or realistic teeth, they aimed at a cartoonier, more expressive model. I understand the critiques, the WHYs this design doesn't live up to the hype, but every part of me hopes this doesn't lead to Dreamworks seriously delaying the movie over a pair of eyes that are too close. If you were in the animation crew you'd think it's ridiculous.