Okay, there is now a second trailer for Shrek Forever After online, and it gives a little more insight into the plot of the movie.

In case you haven’t heard, Shrek makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin that essentially propels Shrek into an alternate reality where he has never met Donkey, Fiona, or Puss. Yeah, it’s an overdone It’s a Wonderful Life cliche, but considering the backwards steps Shrek has been taking since its first sequel, I suppose it was only inevitable that it stumbles off of a cliff.

Yes, I’m not very positive about where this one will go, and it’s probably wise of Dreamworks/PDI to end the franchise, even though Shrek films are proven moneymakers. Perhaps they see a day coming where the Shrek sequels will be of so poor quality that no one will see them.