Character Analysis Film Review The Princess Bride

When I was little, my mother always read me stories before bed. I couldn’t sleep without hearing the happy ending that I always knew was coming. The Princess Bride, a movie about a grandfather who reads his sick grandson a book about a Farm boy named Wesley and his true love Buttercup. In this fairytale they must overcome great obstacles while fighting for their love. This movie brings me right back to my childhood cuddling up under my covers hanging on my mothers every word. Although it is at some points unrealistic and predictable, The Princess Bride is an interesting, humorous, and heartwarming movie due to its’ setting, comical characters, and deep true love story. The first thing that I noticed in this movie, making it very†¦show more content†¦Wesley was by far the wittiest character, always having a quick smart response to everything. Humperdinck’s cowardice is humorous in that it makes me pity him, although he is the character who has it all. The scene where Buttercup throws herself down the hill after pushing Wesley down shows how little she thinks logically. Vizzini’s repetitive use of the word inconceivable is hilarious because he rarely uses it correctly. The Impressive Clergyman ordained the royal wedding using this awful speech impediment making his words almost impossible to listen to. Although, in my opinion, no characters stand up to Miracle Max and his wife Valerie when it comes to humor. Specifically, when Max is calling his wife a witch, she replies with the words, â€Å"I’m not a witch I’m your wife.† A lot of the humor in this part comes from how they talk and act which I just find funny in general. I’m not the only one who thinks so in that film critic Roger Ebert stated in a review of the movie that â€Å"the funniest sequence in the film starts Billy Crystal and Carol Kane, both unrecognizable behind makeup, as an ancient wizard and crone who specialize in bringing the de ad back to life.† The fact that this movie is a parody of an average fairy tale with whacky characters keeps me laughing throughout the movie. One last thing I noticed in this movie that really appealed to me was the love story. The thing that I think really makesShow MoreRelatedLanguage of Advertising and Communication Via Advertising16651 Words   |  67 Pages37 3.3. Relational Aspects of Advertising 39 3.4. Speech Acts in Advertising 41 3.5. Conclusion 44 Conclusion 46 Bibliography 49 Appendix 52 Introduction The subject of this research is the analysis of the language of advertising and its relation to social environment. The impact of advertising on the modern world is increasing and thus became a major area of study from a broad multidisciplinary approach. Sociology and psychology attempt toRead MoreLanguage of Advertising and Communication Via Advertising16638 Words   |  67 PagesAppeal 37 3.3. Relational Aspects of Advertising 39 3.4. Speech Acts in Advertising 41 3.5. Conclusion 44 Conclusion 46 Bibliography 49 Appendix 52 Introduction The subject of this research is the analysis of the language of advertising and its relation to social environment. The impact of advertising on the modern world is increasing and thus became a major area of study from a broad multidisciplinary approach. Sociology and psychology attempt toRead MoreGp Essay Mainpoints24643 Words   |  99 PagesConnections to a wider spectrum of professionals ( greater insight into issue at hand †¢ E.g. 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections (bloggers provide personal opinions about who was likely to win but New York Times invited experts to do a state-by-state analysis presenting results in a full-page spread, culminating in a detailed map showing states Democrats were likely to win) †¢ Anonymity: given free rein to publish any thought that comes to mind †¢ E.g. For every worthwhile video present on the site