The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, and Christopher Guest. The movie tells the story of a swashbuckling pirate named Westley who is in love with Buttercup, but when she bosses him around, he always responds with “as you wish.” In the story, Westley always says “as you wish” when he really means “I love you.” Inigo Montoya and Fezzik discuss the meaning of the phrase “as you wish” in the movie, stating that it means “I love you” and that it leaves Buttercup in anguish and misery forever.
The Grandfather (Peter Falk) explains that whenever Westley speaks those words, he means, “I love you.” The love between Westley and Buttercup is the kind that sneaks up on you when you aren’t expecting it, but really Buttercup should have. Westley always meant it genuinely, never saying it sarcastically or with any kind of tone. Buttercup noticed and began to see Westley in a new light, leading to their passionate relationship.
William Goldman’s approach to writing The Princess Bride was unique in its focus on the “good parts” of the story, which include the famous quote “As You Wish.”
📹 Princess Bride, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
Ingio Montoya’s words of wisdom.
📹 The Princess BrideI do not think it means what you think it means
Years ago, when I was a corporate tax accountant, I wrote a memo to Senior Management about changes in the tax law. I said “we will not know how we need to change, if at all, until the IRS puts out new regulations to comply with changes in the law.” My manager changed that to “Until regulations to comply with the new law are promulgated by the the IRS, we can not advise you on any corporate policies that may need to be changed to remain in compliance”.
Actually happy for our french dub actors cuz I translated like 1 word out of 4 right there, dealing with English daily btw. André is french left guy has an accent too and middle guy casted a spell I couldn’t block at the end of his sentence. Today’s is all about VO or sub, ppl would be bugging if that came out today lmao 🤣.
Throughout the last 37 years I have used that phrase many times in the work place. If a co-worker keeps using a word wrong. Wait until there are a few people around. Then use the line. “I don’t think it means what you think it means.” You can spot people who are like minded because they will laugh or smile in recognition to the movie.