The Princess Bride Name Institutional affiliation Introduction The

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Introduction The Princes Bride is a film in the comedy genre. Comedy genres in films are humorous. The Princes Bride has a fictitious setting in time and place. As always with the comedy genres, The Princes Bride has a happy ending. The comedy genre also contains frustrations in life.

Comedy genre Films in the comedy genre are designed purposely to elicit laughter from the audience. Humor is used as the driving force in the film. Comedy films fall back on the success and popularity of an individual star. There is usually an exaggeration of a situation, action, characters and the use of language. Most comedies contain deficiencies, foibles or frustrations of life like

Summary of the Princess Bride The Princess Bride shows how a farm boy ought to hoard Princess Buttercup from a compulsory marriage to a nasty Prince Humperdinck. Buttercup gets married to Prince Humperdinck. Previous to the wedding she is kidnapped by outlaws. Finally, Westley finds Buttercup about to commit suicide. They share a passionate kiss and assure her that her marriage is void.

Setting and acting of the film The setting of The Princess Bride is an undefined time. It was before Europe and after blue-jeans. The setting place is in the fictional countries of Florin and Guilder. The film ends with a major conflict. Buttercup and Westley, come together in the unavoidably conclusion of the greatest love story in the world.

Lighting and costumes of the film Lighting is mostly natural in The Princess Bride. The lights simulate the torches of the castle and the lights in the room of the grandson. When Inigo inquires his father to direct his sword, his face close up and the sword are shot below with streaming backlighting. Lighting is dark in the fire swamp coming from behind. In the scene Fezzik claims, to be Dread Roberts, the lighting is from below in order to simulate the flames engulfing his body.

Make up of the film The Princess Bride film uses makeup in the context of the poem. The funniest scenes in the movie are enhanced by makeup. Both Valeria and Miracle Max reveal how Wrestley can be brought back to life. They are both recognizable through the makeup.

Music and sound of the film The Princess Bride film was based on both music and lyrics. The movie title The Princess Bride appears in silence. As it fades to black we hear the sound of a young boy coughing, It is followed by a fade in to a full-screen shot of a baseball video-game being played. Music is used to depict moods. Music also enhances cinematic experience. Music nudges a scene into the iconic territory.

Themes of the film True love; Revenge; redemption; good verses evil ; the appearance versus reality; Bravery; heroism and persistence.

Fictional aspects of the film The film has a fictional country setting. The languages used are also fictional. The story aids in the convincing the audience that the unfolding fiction is true. The plot and the setting of the film are fictional. The conflict in the film is also fictional. The point of view in the film is fictional. The themes are also fictional.

Conclusion The Princes Bride shows a typical example of a comedy genre film. All the aspects of a comedy genre have been depicted in the film. They include the frustrations of the characters that end up in a happy ending. Its humorous nature also keeps the audience motivated to watch. Certain themes that support the comedy genre have been depicted. They include true love, redemption, revenge, bravery, persistence and heroism.

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