...If something seems oddly familiar about the title of this paper, it could be because it is based off one of the most quotable films of all time, The Princess Bride. Let me explain, no let me summarize my love for this film. It is the perfect combination of fantasy and reality. Rob Reiner transforms William Goldman’s novel into a work of art on the big screen. Reiner makes some dramatic choices, which work well for such a dramatic tale. One of my favorite choices made in this film was the use of music throughout the film. The music supervisor does an amazing job using music to enhance the scenes of this film. My favorite example of this is when Inigo and Count Rugen are dueling near the end of the film. The music intensifies and seems to play along with the movement of their swords. Music is used throughout the film to enhance the mood of the viewer. If the scene calls for a frightened viewer, the music becomes intense and frightening, whereas scenes that call for a lighter reaction have less intense music. For example, at the beginning of the film when Westley and Buttercup are falling in love, the music is soft and romantic, thus...
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...In the novel The Princess Bride there are many lessons that are to be learned as there are in many other fairy tales. The authors, such as William Goldman, put these lessons in the book so the readers can learn them and become better people. William Goldman’s novel The Princess Bride shows multiple life lessons that Nifty Lance covers in his writing about in 11 Content Lessons I Learned From The Princess Bride. There are five lessons from his eleven that I have found most applicable in life. A very powerful life lesson that appeared in Nifty Lance’s writing was just the fact about being yourself. In the whole book Fezzik tries to be himself at all times, especially after Vizzini is killed. Fezzik loves to rhyme and have fun while Vizzini...
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