“The Princess Bride” has only gotten better with time

It seems inconcievable that anyone hasn’t seen ‘The Princess Bride’ but in case you haven’t spoiler alert: It’s fantastic. The first time I watched ‘The Princess Bride’ I was 7 I liked it then and it has only gotten better to me with time. 

In the movie you can see a giant, a sassy swordsman, a short man with a god complex(not that you can’t find that in real life), a six fingered man, a prissy king-to-be, a pirate, ‘rodents of unusual size’ (if you believe in them) and a doesn’t-want-to-be princess all in one spot. With all these unusual and interesting characters the movie is full of the hilarious quotes that anyone with good taste in movies will immediately get.

The movie’s title may make it seem like some sappy chick flic but it’s anything but to me. In the opening scene we see a sick little boy complaining about his grandpa coming over right before his grandpa opens the door and comes in. The little boy and the grandpa make jokes at each other the entire movie and narrate the story of ‘The Princess Bride’ for the audience. The story is full of sarcasm and jokes that younger viewers won’t get until they’re much older. When I rewatched the movie a couple days ago I found more jokes that I completely missed all the other times I’ve watched. And trust me I’ve watched it a lot. ‘The Princess Bride’ is simply a movie that won’t get old, the jokes just keep being funny.

The movie doesn’t rely on race, religion, disability, or really anything problematic to make a joke and that is part of what makes it so good. The characters have enough personality and sass that they don’t need to rely on shock value to be funny.  The princess bride is a movie you can safely watch when you’re around younger siblings but you’ll be able to actually enjoy it. The jokes will still be funny to them just not in the same depth as they might for an older audience. Its really a movie you can watch with anyone: your grandma, check; your little siblings, check; your college best friends, absolutely check. It creates the perfect Mawiage of adult comedy and children’s movies.   

Expect to be quoting things from this movie for weeks after you’ve watched it with your friends because it won’t get old. Just hope they forget the monologue from the wedding scene by the time your marriage comes along if you don’t want their speech done in an awful accent. 

Overall the princess bride is a movie I can’t find faults in. If there are any faults I’d put bets on the idea that you’ll be enjoying the movie too much to care or notice. If you don’t believe me feel free to watch it yourself and try to prove me wrong. I’d find it truly inconcievable that you could.