Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (1987)
If you take the time to read my daily blatherings, you will discover that I absolutely love the Princess Bride. The story is an allegory for everything in life ever. Hyperbole? Maybe, but I have found so many lessons weaved throughout the story that the author and screenwriter William Goldman is, in my opinion a prophet of biblical proportions.
For those of you NOT familiar with this story (gasp) I will explain – no there is no time, let me sum up: Inigo Montoya spends his entire life (since he was a young boy) searching for the 6 fingered man – who we discover is Count Rugen – Prince Humperdink’s toadie. Inigo studies sword fighting so that when we finally finds the Count, he can dispatch him for the murder of his beloved father, a swordmaker. Spoiler Alert: be it luck, divine intervention or Miracle Max, he finds the Count and kills him. Then he doesn’t know what to do, since revenge was his only goal. He had no plans for after he achieved his life’s quest! Here is where Inigo and I part ways.
What Is Your Freaking Point, Fitz?
I see you are impatient. You have many more posts to like or comment on, so I will try and wrap this up. Inigo Montoya is to Revenge as I am to making my first feature film: BOTTOM FEEDERS But I have a plan for after I make it: MAKE MORE MOVIES! I am not going to give up – even if I don’t know a “money guy” or any “money guys”. Even if I live paycheck to paycheck and work as many jobs as I can to support my family. I have over 1,000 “friends” on Facebook – and if each one of them loaned me $250 I could make this movie. YES! I know that is an insanely simplistic and unrealistic way to look at it, but I am just as dedicated to my goal as Inigo was to slaying his father’s murderer. I even had an idea on how I could make it worth it for the community to help. I will write about that tomorrow. But for now, I am seeking, luck, Divine intervention or maybe even Miracle Max – could that be you? 🙂
Consider being my Miracle Max. (I’ll Pay You back and then some)
Here is what are film is about:
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