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So Westley is Buttercup's one true love...

posted 9 years ago by CrazyChatGirl
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Not sure if this isn't obvious but

SPOILER AHEAD

The one she has "loved more deeply than a killer like (Westley before her) could only dream of"; "with eyes like the sea after a storm"

...and yet she didn't recognize his voice while blindfolded, or his eyes (like the sea) through his mask, or the lines of half his face (mouth) visible, until he utters the magical servant's line: 'As You Wish' ?

LOL.

Don't get me wrong, I love this movie. But that part always gets me as a little "odd".

[–] kaneforgov 9 years ago

It's a fairytale.

[–] parbon84 9 years ago

That's the joke ;)

Its an old fairy tale trope being mocked gently, digs like this are throughout the film.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

It's just like how nobody recognizes Superman or Batman as their alter egoes.