e years later as the unwilling bride-to-be of the evil Prince Humperdinck. To make matters worse, Princess Buttercup ends up being kidnapped by a trio of kidnappers. Fortunately, Buttercup's true love, Westley, is still alive and has come back to rescue her. Of course, before the couple can be reunited in blessed matrimony, there are a number of interesting obstacles to overcome. "The Princess Bride" evokes the wonder of fairy tales, with its damsels-in-distress, evil monsters, and generous portions of romance thrown. A wonderful fairy tale it is and knowing full well that nothing is to be taken literally, it is only natural for one to sift the true meaning behind this movie. Love conquers all. As many times as this phrase is to be used, it is necessary to keep mentioning it. It is understandable to say that this movie has been created for children, but is it not wrong to deceive them about the idea of love? It builds an unnecessary idea that there is no stopping Love when it comes your way. There is slight suffering in the movie when Buttercup feels the loss of her true love, and then loses him again for the second time after the Prince attempts to kill him. Yet, Westley revives, twice, on the basis that he has promised his one and true love that he shall be back for her. Nothing is going to stop him. As for Buttercup, she remains ever-so-faithful for 5 years until she is forced to marry the prince and would rather die with her love than to live without him. Do children also keep in mind that Buttercup and Westley had hardly uttered more than two words to each other at one time before they helplessly fell in-love? Love at first sight may exist, but not in the way it is displayed in the movie. Another slightly disturbing issue is that this movie is not only made for childrenLike Water for Chocolate is a novel that is mixed with love, hate, relationships, humor, tradition, destiny and magic that are all revealed through foo...
