The Princess Bride (1987)

Film

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Figures

Objects & symbols

Form & technique

The film's overall tone, which blends sincerity with self-aware parody → The Postmodern Collage

Tropes

Inigo Montoya's quest for revenge against the six-fingered man
The characterization of Princess Buttercup in relation to the male characters → The Postfeminist Sensibility
William Goldman's dual role as novelist and screenwriter
The swordfight between Westley (as the Man in Black) and Inigo Montoya → The Ludic Narrative