In the first moments of The Princess Bride, the narrating grandfather (Peter Falk) describes the story with a litany of genre elements: “fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles,” but that doesn’t begin to cover all the things that draw people to the film. The Princess Bride seems to be aware of its own […]
The Wind Rises
Wind is fickle. One day it erodes mountains, and the next it softly grazes your cheek. It bends the largest trees, but then offers quiet respite on a hot day. Harnessed, it can be the substance of power, offering utility to humanity. But left to its wild nature, wind can devastate and kill. Humanity is […]
