The Princess Bride (1987).

I saw it for the first time 2 years ago with the boys and we’ve seen it 3 times since. So great.

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October 6, 2021 Wednesday 1:40 AM ET

At its core, among many things, it explores the very nature of the faithful life, especially embodied by the two main characters the story primarily revolves around, who love each other without end--of whom not even death could defeat. Between the sense of adventure, idyllic landspaces, and behind every lurking corner of imminent danger, romance is curiously intermingled with the perilous preoccupation that is adversity.

It is in these struggles of life that we, as highlighted by the cast of our vagabond characters who personally wrestle to work against the odds*; they pursue what is right, confident the mission will succeed. Right, as in: speaking the truth sincerely, no use of purposefully damaging talk or speech, inviting no deliberate harm to friends, oppose those who act wickedly**, keeping promises even when it hurts, and standing up for the innocent, poor, and needy. It's these saintly qualities and descriptors*** which allows triumph to ultimately prevail and what makes them heroes, and not just through their own will power.

*not perfect specimens themselves, despite the fairytale setting

**righteous anger; justice, or to use an older word often taken out of context, wrath

***not a list of requirements, just something they do naturally (practice; live it out)

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