Here's What "Shrek," "Bee Movie," And 16 Other DreamWorks Animated Movies Would Look Like As Live-Action 1950s Movies

    So, this is what a live-action "How To Train Your Dragon" would look like.

    DreamWorks Animation has existed for decades but never gets the love and attention it deserves. As a superfan of DreamWorks classics, I wanted to see what my favorite characters would look like if filmed in the classic Golden age of Hollywood cinema.

    Disclaimer: The following images were created using generative AI image models for the sake of entertainment and curiosity. The images also reveal the biases and stereotypes that currently exist within AI models and are not meant to be seen as accurate or full depictions of human experience.

    1. Shrek:

    Character in green makeup with pointy ears and hat; character with feathered hat and stern expression

    2. Bee Movie:

    Dick Van Dyke as Bert in striped jacket and hat above; Audrey Hepburn as Jo Stockton in pink top below

    3. Trolls:

    Elsa and an animated male character with pointy ears and leafy attire

    4. The Road to El Dorado:

    Two scenes from a film: top shows two men looking offscreen, bottom a woman with bold makeup and turquoise earrings

    5. How to Train Your Dragon:

    Top: Child in dragon costume. Bottom: Child in knight armor with spear

    6. Over the Hedge:

    Top: Person in a lemur costume next to a tree. Bottom: Character in orange outfit with emblem

    7. Boss Baby:

    Two scenes from a film featuring young actors, one smiling with cookies, another with a serious expression in a suit

    8. Madagascar:

    Top: Cowardly Lion character from The Wizard of Oz. Bottom: Three animated penguins

    9. Megamind:

    Character Dr. Manhattan in blue makeup above; The Tick in costume with 'M' emblem below

    10. Chicken Run:

    Two scenes with a puppet chicken: top with a green hat, bottom with a blue scarf

    11. Shrek 2:

    Top: Woman in a green medieval dress with a headpiece. Bottom: Character in a costume resembling a donkey

    12. Puss in Boots:

    Two images: top shows a person in an orange jumpsuit with a cat-like headpiece; bottom shows a person in a black, sparkly costume with a feather headdress

    13. Prince of Egypt:

    Two scenes featuring a character dressed in ancient Egyptian attire with a headdress and collar

    14. The Croods:

    Two characters from the film, a woman with flowers in her hair; a man with a headband. Both in primitive-style costumes

    15. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron:

    A horse with a decorative bridle and a man in a fringed garment outdoors

    16. Antz:

    Two people in ant-themed costumes with helmet, climbing a tree

    17. Kung Fu Panda:

    Top: Person in panda costume practicing martial arts. Bottom: Person in tiger costume in a fighting stance

    And finally...

    18. Shark Tale:

    Man in shark costume with mouth open in shock, below another shark costume with a wide grin