Today is my 16th birthday. No one in my immediate family forgot, so that makes me one up on Molly Ringwald. What now, Ringwald?! What now?! Anyway, today I had a movie marathon. Among other things, I watched one of my favorite movies: The Princess Bride.
Just like Some Like It Hot, this movie is perfect. It's so sweet, innocent, hilarious, and simple that I cannot resist.
A rip-off of a fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a fairy tale in its own right. Buttercup (that's right, Buttercup) and Wesley live in a medieval society called Florin. The film follows them as they are united by true love and separated by pirates, evil princes, Italians with revenge schemes, Andre the Giant, and so much more.
Sarcastic and brilliant, the movie makes fun of its genre while still upholding its chief principles: friendship makes all things possible and love conquers all. It appeals to the childhood love of fairy tales while allowing us to say "Yeah, I hate stories like that... mushy love stories... hyuck hyuck....."
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