A classic. So many quotable moments. Great characters. Great tone. Great comedy.
Directed by Rob Reiner, written by William Goldman.
A Grandpa reads a book to his Grandson. The core story of the film is within this book (in similar form as The Grand Budapest Hotel). It's a love story. A classic love story, with a princess, a castle, swords and all.
My thoughts go to the structure here, the midpoint of a love story, or a story of the union of lovers, the first possible glimpse of the end of the film.
A princess and a boy, lovers, separated by the boy's supposed death. Years later the princess is kidnapped to set up a false flag war. A masked man shows up and saves her.
He reveals himself as the lost lover, they embrace, and run from both the kidnappers and evil Prince Humperdinck.
They travel into a deadly forest and survive to the other side only to be captured and separated by Humperdinck.
Here lies our midpoint. In this instance it sits basically right at the 50% timing mark no less.
The lovers are separated again, one sent to a torture dungeon, the other to the castle, and we glimpse our possible ending, love lost.
Hang tight for the second half though, because friendship, love, and a little magic has more in store for everyone.
Be well.
