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The Princess Bride (1987)

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The Princess Bride (1987)

Overview

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.3

Overview

In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film consciously focuses on apolitical, universal themes of love, adventure, and good versus evil, with its critique of tyranny presented as a classic narrative trope rather than a modern political statement.

The movie features a predominantly white cast in traditional fantasy roles, with no intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative adheres to classic fairy tale conventions, presenting traditional identities in a neutral to positive light without any explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

The Princess Bride does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on a heterosexual romance and adventure, with no elements that address or depict LGBTQ+ identities or experiences in any capacity.

The Princess Bride does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to gender identity or transition. The film's narrative is entirely focused on its fantasy adventure and romance elements, resulting in no depiction relevant to the evaluation criteria.

The film's primary female character, Buttercup, is consistently portrayed as a damsel in distress and does not engage in any physical combat. No other female characters participate in or win close-quarters physical fights against male opponents.

The 1987 film adaptation of "The Princess Bride" faithfully portrays all major characters with the same genders as established in William Goldman's original novel. No characters canonically male or female in the source material were depicted as a different gender on screen.

Based on the source novel, all major characters in The Princess Bride (1987) are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the characters' established or implied racial backgrounds. No instances of a race swap were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.0
The Movie Database logo
7.7

Critic Ratings

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9.6
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7.8

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