Shrek broke free from his chains, blocked the sword""s blow with one of the chains, and prevented any harm to Artie.Douglas Fairbanks wrote the story (under the pseudonym Elton Thomas), performed in, and produced the film.It featured many lines of witty dialogue and set up an appealing story structure, but was mostly not laugh-out-loud comedy.This case was considered "special" - they were recruiting students for Xavier""s School for Gifted Youngsters.The best strategy would be to build Rocky""s strength and punching power: "What we""ll be calling on is good old-fashioned blunt-force trauma.