I was a little shocked at how adult some of the humor was, because I was never that into animation before and when I watched ’Shrek’ I really laughed out loud.

Hines is describing a moment of surprised delight at discovering that mainstream animation can be written with layered humor aimed at adults as well as children. By contrasting her prior lack of interest in animation with laughing out loud at Shrek, she underscores how the film’s self-aware jokes, innuendo, and pop-culture references broaden the audience for animated features. The remark also gestures to a wider early-2000s shift in American animation—popularized by Shrek—toward irreverent, cross-generational comedy that challenged the assumption that cartoons are primarily for kids. Her “shocked” reaction highlights how expectations about genre can be overturned by tone and writing.