Wonderful Movie

Rating: 10/10 (12 December 2019)

As a kid I took the movie very seriously. I loved it, but I didn't get all of the humor. Instead, I loved the sword fights and the attack of the ROUS. I took the story at face value, and it was great. It inspired me to read fantasy literature and to learn fencing. It made me love adventure and question whether or not a pirate and thief could be honorable. It was a great movie at this level.
As I got older I began to appreciate the comedy. I laughed at Miracle Max. I laughed at the wedding scene. I laughed at the Sicilian and Fezzik's rhyming. I began to appreciate how the fencing was not just well done, but given a humorous tone. It works even better like this, and was like an entirely new movie.
Even in the last few years, I have gained a new appreciation for the movie. I have noticed the different archetypes, and I understand that the movie and the book are of great literary value as well. The story takes some fairly simple characters and situations, like the honorable thief and the battle of wits, and creates an interesting and wonderful story. Each time I watch it I begin thinking about all of the different allusions that appear.
All in all, this is a wonderful film. I have watched it over and over again, and I will watch it with my high school students every year.