Review of The Princess Bride (1987) by Gamzguy17 — 21 Aug 2021

Light-hearted, cute, funny, and just overall likeable, The Princess Bride presents itself like a fairy tale that is timeless across multiple generations and it can be understood and enjoyed by everyone.

The use of painted backgrounds, over exaggerated music, and over exaggerated characters help strengthen the idea that this is a book we have already read as young child, but it now feels fresh and new again thanks to the film's keen self awareness in its subject matter.

For younger audiences, this is a film that correctly demonstrates why it is both rewarding and important for them to read books as a medium to comprehend human creativity, ideas, and facts. Both Mandy Patinkin and André the Giant deliver particularly strong performances - truly becoming the characters they were cast to play as.