The Princess Bride -

True love, honor, revenge, storytelling, and the power of a good fairy tale — for any age.

What does teach us?

Released in 1987 to lukewarm box office returns and mixed critical reception, has defied every logical law of film longevity. It is a fairy tale that makes fun of fairy tales. It is a romantic comedy for people who hate romance, and an action movie for people who laugh at sword fights. Nearly forty years later, it is not just a movie; it is a shared language. To say “Inconceivable!” or “My name is Inigo Montoya” is to instantly summon a community. The Princess Bride

A grandfather reads a classic swashbuckling fairy tale to his reluctant grandson — a story of true love, revenge, giants, swordsmen, rodents of unusual size, and a pirate named Westley who will stop at nothing to rescue his one true love, Buttercup. True love, honor, revenge, storytelling, and the power

The genius of The Princess Bride begins not in the fictional land of Florin, but in a quiet, suburban bedroom. The film utilizes a framing device involving a grandfather (Peter Falk) reading a story to his sick grandson (Fred Savage). In 1987, this was a risky narrative choice; audiences often find interruptions to the main plot frustrating. It is a fairy tale that makes fun of fairy tales