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The Princess Bride - Week 4

 

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Minute 22

Film’s most famous speech

Promise from avenging son

Dad’s killer shall die

 

 

Searching twenty years

Unable to find the man

Who murdered father

 

 

Background story done

World’s greatest sword fight begins

Both are left-handed?

 

 

Minute 23

Such witty banter

Between the two great swordsmen

On rocky terrain

 

 

 

The Spaniard’s wry smile

Unbelievable reveal

He’s not left-handed!

 

 

Minute 24

The pirate’s secret

He is right-hand dominant

How the tides have turned

 

 

 

A sword switches hands

Inigo quickly disarmed

Has he met his match?

 

 

Minute 25

Jab, parry, and thrust

Constant clanging of metal

Back and forth they go

 

 

Metallic whirlwind

Inigo cannot weather

Completely disarmed

 

 

Merciful pirate

Does not kill adversary

Concussion instead

 

 

Minute 26

Victor races off

In search of distressed damsel

Vizzini amazed

 

One more challenger

A giant among boulders

Awaits the masked man

 

 

Fezzik questions way

Vizzini screams to use rocks

It’s unsportsmanlike

 

 

The giant prepares

The man in black rounds corner

A large stone shatters

 

 

Minute 27

No tricks, no weapons

Face off as God intended

Civilized people

 

 

Man in mask unsure

Hand to hand combat, deadly

Goes in for the hug

 

 

 

Very sweet giant

Won’t kill immediately

Encourages foe

 

 

Minute 28

Spry, quick, slippery

Man in black dodges punches

Goes for the choke hold

 

 

Giant questions mask

Was his foe burned by acid

Nope. Fashion statement

 

Giant is struggling

Unaccustomed to fighting

Only one person

 

 

Philanthropic man

Fighting gangs for charity

Uses many moves

 

 

Man in black prevails

Overpowers the giant

Who now lies sleeping

 

 

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