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Dues ex Machina

This is used when Wesley is trying to save the princess, but is helplessly outmatched to the 30 guards at the gate of the castle, but soon find themselves with unexpected and incredibly convenient means (a wheelbarrow, Holocaust coat, and a torch) to pull it off.

The Princess Bride

Conclusion

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father...

prepare to die!"

I think that the theme of the movie the Princess Bride would be the power of relationship. There was a definate connection shown between Buttercup and Wesley, but there was also a friendship connection shown through the kidnappers. I would definitely recommend this movie to a friend as it is a 'classic' and is actually pretty funny and quotable.

Suspense/ climax

Symbolism

Inigo's scars on his face represent the lust/ desire for revenge to the six fingered man for killing his dad, and to the six fingered man it would represent a marking of weakness.

Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is used when the story teller (grandpa) says that Humperdink never actually dies.

A moment of suspense or climax is added when the viewer is to believe that the protagonist is dead and Buttercup is actually going to have to be married to Prince Humperdink

Irony

Buttercup and Wesley live "happily ever after" even though he technically got most of his life totally sucked away by "the machine" which means he wouldn't have that long to live, and then Buttercup would live most of her life alone. This would probably be something called dramatic Irony because the characters in the movie do not seem to be aware/acknowledge this.

The director: Rob Reiner

(that was a little technical... but still)

Poetic Justice

Poetic justice is used in 'the battle of wits' between Wesley and the original kidnapper Vincini. Vincini dies as result of his own stupidity because he thought he was intellectually superior to this masked man.

Also.... there's the instance with the ROUS's (rodents of unusual size). Wesley instantly gets attacked by a giant rat after he says that he doesn't believe in them.

Motif

"love prevails" is a motif used in the Princess Bride. I know this because it is repeated through "the man in black" saving Buttercup, Wesley's 'resurrection', and along with other things, an indirect form of love prevailing when Inego is able to defeat the six fingered man due to the love he had for his father.

This guy is actually a director..... writer, producer, and an actor!

He has been involved in several movies. The most recent was The Wolf on Wall Street. I don't think that he actually directed it though.

Flashback

Inigo Montoya tells Wesley about when his father is murdered by a six fingered man.

Archetype

Metaphor

A few archetypes are used in this movie with the reoccurring displays of the finesse of the members of the protagonist gang in one area. Phesic is a giant so he displays strength, Vincini(a kidnapper at the beginning of the movie that dies) displays wit, Inego would be fighting, and the man in black shows probably be all three.

"Do you happen to have 6 fingers on your left hand?"

One example of a metaphor in the movie is when Humperdink says "Life is pain, highness and anyone who tries to convince you otherwise is selling something" (life and pain)

Exposition

"Do you start all conversations this way?!"

Point of view

This movie is a third person because it has more than one major character, and is narrated in third person

The Princess Bride takes place in a fictional kingdom called Florin at some undefined medieval time. It is about a girl named Buttercup who is supposed to be married to the prince, and is kidnapped instead. "The man in black" saves her from her captors, but then she is kidnapped (more or less) back again by the Prince. The man in black and two of the kidnappers must embark again to save the princess.

Narration

This story is told by a grandpa, and is kind of narrated like a story book, although the narration is pretty infrequent.

Protagonist Antagonist and Conflict

Wesley acts as our somewhat flawed protagonist (he is a pirate) with the help(later on) of Phesic the giant and Inego Montoya, to conflict the Prince and his powers.

The main characters include:

-Wesley(the man in black)

-Inigo Montoya

-Phesic

-Vincini

-Buttercup

-Prince Humperdink

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