The Princess Bride: As You Wish (Song of Songs 8:6-7)
When Westley says As you wish, he means I love you. His devotion to Buttercup survives death itself—he is only mostly dead, after all. The Dread Pirate Roberts is a disguise; true love is his identity. Solomon sings: Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. The Princess Bride plays love for comedy while taking it completely seriously. Westley crosses the Fire Swamp, defeats giants, storms castles—not because he is particularly brave but because love makes cowards capable. True love is not sentiment but action, not feeling but commitment that survives flames, R.O.U.S.es, and death itself.
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