Buttercup Essay

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We open to the first scene with the feeling of nostalgia as we watch a grandfather tell his sick grandson a fairytale. There once was a farm girl named Buttercup that fell madly in love with her farmhand Westley, but they unfortunately become estranged as Buttercup believed he was dead. The beginning of the movie is arguably the most serious part of the film. Westley begins as an innocent farm boy with the coined phrase “as you wish”. As the movie progresses, however, Wetley is found alive and is known as the notorious Dread Pirate Robert. Before Westley is found again, however, Buttercup is seen again in a castle due to wed prince Humperdinck of Florian, however, Buttercup is still in remorse of the presumed loss of her true love Westley and does not want to marry Prince Humperdinck.
The story takes a turn when Buttercup is kidnapped by three bandits: witty Vizzini, the giant Fezzik, and the Spanish swordsman Inigo Montoya. Buttercup is subsequently saved, however, by the Dread Pirate Roberts who reveals himself as her true love Westley. Meanwhile, the Prince frantically tries to find his soon-to-be wife by sending out search teams which eventually catch up to the bandits and Westley.
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Unlike stereotypical fairytales, however, it is filled with humor that connects with both children and adults. From Inigo Montoya’s undying quest to find and kill the man with six fingers to Prince Humperdinck’s questionable search for Princess Buttercup, The Princess Bride achieves to make everyone laugh. There are many memorable quotes in the movie itself, including “I’m not a witch, I’m your wife!”, “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!”, and “As you wish”. The story itself is filled with love, nostalgia, silliness, and

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