@folly showed me the princess bride yesterday evening and i have to say i didn't realize all of the like, Iconic Stuff from that movie happened so early in it. they drop all that stuff like right away

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@folly showed me the princess bride yesterday evening and i have to say i didn't realize all of the like, Iconic Stuff from that movie happened so early in it. they drop all that stuff like right away
Oh yeah, it's been a few years since I saw it but IIRC the first act of the movie is like, playing a fairy tale/romance novel mostly straight, but it becomes increasingly satire/commentary and there's a tone shift after the hero fails and has to come back from the dead (again) and mount a rescue (again). But the most iconic lines are when it's playing things straight because it's also very good at playing those fantasy tropes.