Chris Sarandon

Since the creation of Hollywood, every decade has had a handful of films that become timeless classics which have a profound impact on our popular culture. The 1980s was a decade that released several classics, including The Breakfast Club, Ghostbusters, and Back to the Future among many others. One of the greatest pieces of cinema from the 1980s is The Princess Bride. This film is an adaptation of William Goldman’s novel and is directed by Rob Reiner. Goldman and Reiner made several brilliant cinematic

Capital Punishment Does the Government have the right to “play God”? While researching this topic, the information available against capital punishment is overwhelming. This alone does not reflect why my attitude and convictions on the subject has changed. The sanctity of life is priceless. It is my belief that only God has the authority to decide when our time on Earth should end. Ronald Carlson’s sister was murdered in 1983 in Texas. Before Carlson’s sister’s death, he said he did

Stepmothers What are cultural assumptions? Cultural assumptions are defined as assumptions that are commonly known throughout a culture. These assumptions are highly relevant in the modern society we live in. It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, you will always have your own assumptions. Literature plays a key part in what kind of assumptions we will have, right from the age we begin to process information in our minds. This leads me to the assumption that has stuck with us since

Formalism in The Princess Bride Formalism claims that the artistic of a work is determined entirely by its form. This usually entails the way it is made, its medium and visual aspects. Elements emphasizes by formalism are those of composition including texture, color, shape and line. Formalism is thus mainly focused on how style communicates themes, ideas and emotions in a film. This paper focuses on the analysis of the movie “The Princess Bride”, its synopsis and formalism.

As You Wish For True Love In the fairy-tale within a tale, The Princess Bride produced in 1987 by Act III Communications, with an amazing cast, begins when a young boy becomes ill and is visited by his grandfather. His grandfather brings a storybook to cheer up the little boy. The story is about a beautiful woman, Buttercup, the hero who is in love with her, Westley, and an evil prince, Humperdinck, who is there to ruin the day. Buttercup, a former farm girl, had been chosen as the prince’s bride

Characterisation Characters in literature are created by the writer’s pen and the reader’s imagination. Characterisation in film depends on the script, the casting, the actor’s interpretation, the director’s interpretation, costume and makeup, the use of light, sound, music and camera angle. Any one of these things can affect our response to the character. The Screenplay As with fiction, most of the significant qualities of the characters are designated in the writer’s instructions: what they