Sick Day Story Allegory: The Princess Bride Integrates Grief on the Sly

Inigo Montoya brandishing his sword, left hand raised to the side, with Fezzik out of focus in the background.

|Jake Rudegeair| Forget everything you know about The Princess Bride.

It won’t be easy. Rob Reiner’s hilarious classic from 1987 is fused to our collective filmic memory like a sixth finger. It would be like asking you to forget your favorite grade school teacher or your first crush. Continue reading