[Vizzini has just cut the rope The Dread Pirate Roberts is climbing up]
Vizzini: HE DIDN'T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.
Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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So, confession. I had never seen The Princess Bride until this past weekend when one of my friends said that she felt like watching it. Having not watched a movie in forever, meaning approximately since spring break, I decided to give it a go, since she claimed it to be one of her favorite movies. "You'll love it, Mady, I promise," she told me in so many words.
Settling down onto her comfy couch, I grabbed some candy, set up a word document to attempt to do a little homework while watching (and I actually did write a few paragraphs of a journal entry), and we began. If anything, I enjoyed being able to sit on someone else's couch, which by the way, is way more comfortable than my futon. Surprisingly, however, I actually found myself laughing at the movie. In a good way.
I knew that I wanted to use something from this movie in my blog, partly because when I originally conceived this blog, I had wanted to watch some movies I hadn't seen before, giving me a "fresh" perspective. However, I found that I don't have a lot of free time, at least at the end of the semester. Thus, I was really excited when I sat down to watch The Princess Bride.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), I didn't find a profound moment in the movie. I mostly thought that much of what the characters said was silly or satirical, but I suppose that's the point of the movie. It reminded me of Monty Python (which I really don't like...sorry Monty Python fans!) mixed with something that I just still can't put my finger on.
Anyways, I chose these lines from the movie because I just about rolled off the couch in laughter at the words. INCONCEIVABLE. I mean, come on, we all have that friend that has the one-word catch phrase. That guy who constantly says one word in retort to everything everyone says. Maybe it's as obnoxious as "presh" or "perf." The shortening of words is a popular trend these days. Or maybe you know people who respond with "ridiculous" to everything that couldn't possibly be positive. Either way, I'm sure you know your "inconceivable" person.
On a serious note, this selection got me thinking about the overuse of words. Sometimes when we use the same words, I wonder if they somehow evaporate their meanings. It's kind of like using "love" or "hate," two words that we hear so much. Sometimes I think if we use them too much, they don't mean anything anymore. This goes for other words, but I know we're all a little guilty of saying "I love this" and "I love that" all the time. Love seems like a word that's lost it's weight.
Is this a bad thing? You tell me.
