![]() The evil in The Princess Bride is not cast in black magic, but in all-too-real human desires for power and domination. (Rodents of Unusual Size) inhabitants are improbable, but not necessarily unrealistic. Even the terrifying Fire Swamp and its R.O.U.S. That said, there are no fairy godmothers (though there is a crotchety Miracle Man that sort of fits that role) and the only magic is True Love, which does, indeed, conquer all - even death. There are parallels to be drawn between Florin and its rival country across the channel, Guilder, with that of England and France during the period of inter-kingdom conflict known as the Hundred Years’ War, but one shouldn’t get hung up on the details. It takes place in the country of Florin, which bears more than a passing resemblance to a prototypical 15th-century European country. True story: 10-year old me actually asked my mom if it was a “kissing movie” when it first hit the theaters.įor those three of you who haven’t seen the film… That, alone, is a pretty good reason to read it. ![]() If nothing else, it will make the entire dueling scene atop the Cliffs of Insanity between Inigo and Westley make sense. The film does a pretty good job of getting the main plot points, but the book… Oh, just read it. However, every so often there is a film that is definitely a fantasy but is grounded in a particular time and place that either is historical or is closely based off of a historical period. One such film is The Princess Bride (1987).Īdapted from William Goldman’s “abridged” novel, The Princess Bride tells the epic love story between the most beautiful woman in the world and her “poor, but perfect” farm boy. Why we haven’t talked about Game of Thrones in any depth, so stop pestering us about it). Normally we don’t cover fantasy films here on Frock Flicks, largely because the “fantasy” element in costuming goes so far in the opposite direction from history that it is basically impossible to compare the two (i.e.
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