The Story You SHOULD Be Writing
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The Princess Bride is one of the most beloved movies of all time. I don’t think that’s disputable. And yet, for some reason, most people still haven’t read the book. Which is a shame, because it drills into the heart of the story in a way most people will miss. Sure, the movie still has the top-notch jokes, the insanely-quotable dialogue, the timeless action… but it misses part of what lies just underneath the surface: the romance.
The movie is secretly a loveletter to unabashed, unashamed romantics everywhere, and the book says that in ways I’ve never anywhere else.
And you, casual viewer who has likely not read the book, deserve to see it too.
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Man, that final part. "Life is unfair. All the more reason to hope, and to strive, and to snap up each meaningful moment that you can. Because they are so very precious. Instead of hiding your own voice because you think no one will care, Speak! And be eager just to hear what you sound like!" That is something to use as inspiration.
I thought I liked "Life is pain." as a quote.
This triumphs over it more than I can really put to words.
@@Doughy_in_the_Middle A lot better.
That’s true 😓and many animals may repeat and live again in that same spot 😑 unfortunately 😓Beacuse your life is based on experiences and even before you were ever born before this solar system before as long as you can go 14 billion a trillion years a infinitesimal amount of years before this world ever formed your fate was sealed 😑for all eternity 😑once your a human you will forever be a human 😑no matter how many earths we lived before and when you so called (die)😑 in may case no one is really ever dead 😑 you just will end up brainless but not dead and you will forget everything you did in this world 😑in time only to (possibly) repeat it 😑for eternity 😑but as usual all science wants is proof 😑but you won’t know the proof Beacuse you are the proof 😐they just want to know if earth will ever exist again but yet they fail to look at them selfs 😑
@@Doughy_in_the_Middle ikr
Words to live by really...
Isn't that exactly what you do on this channel?
You read stories and then tell them to us, but only the parts that are important to you. You tell us what you love about those stories.
That's exactly right. ❤️
-Benji, showrunner
@@TheTaleFoundry You are seriously too cool
I appreciate that he chose not to write a sequel because he didn’t have the passion. If movies did that, and only made sequels if the writer was passionate about it, then sequels might not have such a bad rap.
what could possibly be fairer than death? To quote the Endless in question:
"You [get] what everyone else gets: you get a lifetime."
But you don't get to be at the spindle when your thread is measured. That much is decided for you
-Benji, showrunner
@@TheTaleFoundry true, the deck determines the hand, but can you name a more impartial dealer than sheer chance?
@@IggyTthunders Some could say there is no sheer chance in reality...
I thought this was a my chem quote lollll
@@fruityblue9784 Yes and No. Yes, Gerard says it in 'Three Cheers', but that's because he's a 'Sandman' fan. He's a big fan of the British invasion of comics (Warren Ellis, Grant Morrison, Neil Gaiman and Alan Moore), particularly Morrison; his reboot of 'Doom Patrol' was the inspiration for 'Umbrella Academy'.
I wrote a book that nobody is interested in reading. Yet I'm happy I wrote it, because I read my own book over and over again with the biggest joy
Inconceivable!
Mein gott
That's kinda sad. Personally, if absolutely nobody in the world would be interested in something I intend to write, then I wouldn't invest all the effort required to write it. I would just keep it in my head and enjoy it there.
I have finally finished writing a story. It's short and pretty terrible but I am satisfy with it. It tells exactly what I want, how I want and that is enough. I finished a story, and that makes me happy.
may i know its title and what it is about (only if you wish to share it)
"It's 2pm. Why is the sun setting?"
"That's Romance, son!"
- Due South, Mounty on the Bounty
I'm an aspiring author, and some of the books I'd like to write someday have unusual formats or story structures; and I've worried about them for a long time, because I'm afraid they'd end up failing because of their differences.
To see something like The Princess Bride, in all the crazy things the author did within it, it helps puts me at ease, because that's proof these things CAN be done.
Also, when the Nebula ad started to play at the end, I was worried we wouldn't get to hear back from the Taleoids!
They can be done, but always be careful about your promises. Know what your story is promising to the reader. Brandon Sanderson talks about this in his lecture series (which is free on youtube, fyi).
He put it this way (give or take some paraphrasing):
'Say, you have a son, and you tell him for Christmas he's getting a toy car; so he waits and waits; runs downstairs on Christmas morning; pounces on his present; tears away all the wrapping; and *gasp!* he gets a toy car! There's nothing wrong with that, that is a perfectly valid plot promise. 'Star Wars' does, what I call, the "plot expansion". How that works is this: you tell your son he's going to get a tricked out remote control car for Christmas; he waits and waits; and then on Christmas morning, you hand him the keys to a *real* car. Instead of taking the plans to Alderan, or whatever, Luke gets to blow up the Death Star! The plot has been subverted, healthily, because you didn't throw all your promises in the reader's face, you surprised them with *more* '
Almost never will a reader be pissed with you for giving them *more* of what you promised.
The book Peter Pan by JM Berry starts off with a bit of an odd story structure, and it’s one of the most influential stories of the modern era. When I actually read Peter Pan a few years ago, I wasn’t expecting the story to break the fourth wall as much as it did for something written in the 1910s, and I was pleasantly surprised.
@@IggyTthunders This is great advice
When I first read The Princess Bride as a young teen it broke my preconceived idea of what a book or a story could be. It freed me to think outside the box of conventional story. Most of all, and unbeknownst to me at the time, it began illuminating the importance of fantasy and storytelling in general. Now as an aspiring author it holds a prominent place in my heart, like a parent encouraging me to believe in my dreams.
The first part reminds me a lot of my brother. He always hated reading and I wanted him to really read a webnovel I love.
In the end I got him there in a sneaky roundabout way that is actually the same one I took.
I introduced him to anime knowing that once he watches certain ones hed want to know how it continues and then I delivered him to the manga.
After a lot of hesitation he finally gave in and from then on read more and more manga.
From there he got bored waiting for chapters so on it goes to manhua and similar.
Then it just took one classtrip with little mobile data and no wlan and a recommendation on my part for him to start reading webnovels since they only contain text and load much easier.
Now Im just waiting for him to finish the one hes currently reading to recommend the one I want him to read
This is beautiful
my lil bro was stupid
did the same
anime> manga,webtoon,manhwa etc > novels
You had me prepared to comment about how you missed that the framing device was also fiction. Well played. I love this book.
My 9th grade english teacher did the same thingback when she had us read the book, and it really changed how i read books.
Omg right? I was so tempted to stop watching, but I couldn't because I had to find out if they actually got it wrong, or were setting up for a big reveal 😂
This is one of the rare book-to-movie adaptations where I'd say there's no clear winner - the book is better in some ways, the movie's better in others, and it's well worth experiencing both!
Okay, that "as you wish" brought a tear to my eye! More so than it should, dammit it all!
I love the book and the movie! William Goldman really knew both media exceptionally well! I love his snarky comments on the 'original text'.
I especially love that it takes a 'The Making Of' direction in the book
"Life is pain, your Highness. Anybody who tells you different is selling something."
I admit, I have only ever seen the movie, but the movie version alone is already very inspirational. There isn't a scene in it that I don't love, even though both Wesley and Humperdink are Gary Stues and all the tropes are (probably deliberately) implemented as cringeworthy cliches, it all almaganises beautifully into a masterpiece. It taught me that the only difference between a cliche and a trope is in wether it works for the story or not. I don't need to be scared of rehashing a cliche that has already been done to death. If it works for my story, it becomes a trope that shines.
Life is different for all of us and we may be repeating our lives as we speak 😑however life is just a distraction death may or may not be final but rather a part of life 😐in fact their is no way we would ever know how this planet ever formed in the first place 😐the solar system the universe none of it 😑we would feel nothing just like before we were born and when we die 😑it will be the same 😑
@@jettmthebluedragon why the emoji's
@@lufeetd.funker8149 i like to express my emotions 🙂nothing personal 😐also all I see are words as I know you have a life as well so it’s hard for me to understand how your feeling 😐as their is a difference between saying hello😐 hello 🙂hello😒etc
@@jettmthebluedragon Same man 👨
Reminds me to a quote I read some time ago: "a few clichés ruin a story, but a thousand of them make a classic"
I love that I have not even seen Princess Bride but I still know I am going to enjoy the video :) You guys have by far the best vids !!
You should watch it asap
Nobody will ever tell you not to watch it for a reason haha you should definitely watch it.
Watch it. It's one of the best movies of all time.
Thanks to the people that have told me to watch the movie, I will definitely be checking it out this summer
Inconceivable!!!!😳
I remember watching this movie as a little girl, and my dad basically doing the "fences, chases, escapes, true love!" speech from it. XD It's a lovely movie, and the book is lovely in its own way! ^_^
My freshman year in college, the night before my German final (December 1985), my friend gave me The Princess Bride to read over winter break. I took a "study break" and opened the book. I finished it at 3 AM. (Thankfully I still passed my German final.) I bought a copy of the book for every member of my family for Christmas that year. So many things to love about the book, and I appreciate your insights. Thank you for this video. :)
I didn't know this book existed. Now that's one I'll add to my bucket list, after I finish my own novel first.
As you wish.
So I have a confession to make. I’m not really trying to learn how to write better but your content in just so engaging and well narrated that it just makes me feel good and that’s the only reason I’m here. But thank you.
“Instead of hiding your own voice because you think no one will care, speak and be eager to just hear what you sound like”
Damn……
This video has kinda helped me, I’ve been struggling with several of my story ideas and if it were to be even worth it with going through the whole process of writing them out despite the chances of it being unknown
I'm literally 2 minutes in but I see Tale Foundry is the grandfather in this situation, and some of the people who are coming to this are the grandson
I really needed this today, thank you. I've been having self doubts about my work and seeing it not go over well made me consider giving up. Going the safe route and betraying what I really enjoy. Now... well, I've been reinvigorated enough to keep going my own path. So, again, thank you for this inspiration. 💜
You are.. A Fascinating individual. I must say, my curiosity is peaked and I look forward to more of what you create
Sus
God I wish I got a comment on something I made like this. Like being observed by a scientist
@@St.nobody To a degree I agree with you. It's quite, thought provoking indeed.
@@funnylittlecreature well to give you the full context, I am an avid purveyor of this gentleman's content as it's both, quite entertaining and intriguing to my own ventures and endeavors of Writing and fabrication. Think of it as, a succulent droplet of honey, caressing the palate of a famished bear.
my sentiment was much the same when I first found him, three years ago
I haven't read the book but loved the film, is definitely one of my top ten films of all time(next to the lotr trilogy)naturally I would definitely be honoured to put it up with lotr and the chronicles of Narnia. this video reminds me of a quote. the quote goes as follows"All men dream: but not equally.Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible"-T.E.Lawrences author of "the seven pillars of wisdom".
Inigo’s battles against Wesley and the Six Fingered Man are incredible, I recommend Jill Bearup’s analysis of them if any of you are interested
They're a nod the erol flynn sword fights.
Ooh! Thank you for this video on one of my favorite books! Even after 20 years, one can usually find a new perspective on something well-loved, and you have done this for me!
Great video!
Love the commentary! Just want to note that most of the background music is by the artist Vindsvept, and his music is readily available on UA-cam, royalty-free. Probably my favorite artist.
Wow! This made me cry. I struggle so much with finding my own voice atm. I know it's there but it's hard to find the courage to use it. Hope that makes sense. Haha Thank you so much for your positive message!
I think I needed to hear this. I have been working on a story I love to write but I struggle to open up and tell people about it. It doesn't have some deep meaning hidden within the fabric of every story decision, or a commentary on real world events that challenges the reader to change their beliefs, but if people are able to find their own meanings out of my story then I think that is wonderful.
This is a story about a fantasy world inspired by my love for Dragons and Dinosaurs. This world is meant to feel like an alternate version of a prehistoric earth where Magic is a force of nature and living things have adapted to use magic as naturally as we breath air. The role of Humans in this world is filled by Dragons who are born with different Elemental powers based on an ancient ritual where dragons would expose their Egg to the moon under a cloudless night sky even if the moon was darkened they could still draw power from it.
This is merely a very loose summary of the plot: The Main Character is a young Goldish-Yellow Dragon who through Magical Experimentation was given 6 Elements that he struggles to control, instead as a side effect of these experiments he has separate facets of his personality that he has to appease in order to control his power for him. After escaping the custody of the doctors who had basically controlled his life, he runs off seeking adventures and to find a treasure he believes will bring other Dragons happiness, though he's told time and again that such a treasure does not exist.
Along the way he meets many other young dragons who join him on his adventure and trying to fulfil their own goals as well, Finding their Parents, Learning Magic, or just having a place they belong with other Dragons who care about them. All the While their are forces beyond their control moving around them:
A Dragon Empire to the South weighed down by its own bureaucracy,
Independant Dragon Kingdoms to the North who move to the whims of their Monarchs
And an Alchemy Cult trying to create an Artificial God
That sounds wonderful! Keep on working on it, even if people tell you otherwise.
I’m working on a story about dragons myself. I’m a sucker for lore, so I’m building up this world where the dragons of the current day walk among humans, look and act like them, in order to survive. The dragons of old, the seven Seaxl, were some of the most powerful beings to exist. Each of them had a niche, like gods. Our main character is the last of the Fintir Malsvir, a group of dragon slayers. Not dragonslayers, but dragons who stood for justice and destroyed evil, fighting for light under the Seaxl known as Yhanaseax.
That’s the tip of the iceberg. Just a tiiiiiiiny bit of the story, lol. If you’re interested I’ll say more.
@@abreebee I actually had another story similar to this in the works but have found myself hitting a metaphorically brick wall...The idea was that all mythical creatures, monsters, gods, etc...were real and hiding amoung humans...it is an endless rabbit hole trying to research every mythology and then trying to make a setting where they can co-exist without raising more questions.
@@abreebee I'm interested. I'm wonderfully interested in both of these.
@@Bysthedragon oh absolutely! I totally understand the struggle. The way I’ve managed to get along with it is thinking on a smaller scope- I love all things lore and backstory, but trying to figure out all the little things can be a lot. I usually just get the important stuff down, and when questions/details arise, I come up with stuff as I go. That way, rather than forcing an idea I don’t know about, I can wait until I have a really great idea.
@@liamannegarner8083 *deep inhale*
Currently my story is a collaborative effort between a friend and I. One of their characters is a former dragon cultist, excommunicated for grand heresy. Her name is Dawryn Lovelocke. She’s still obsessed with dragons, though, and serves the main character (Ashorath, Ash for short, as dragons have a similar thing with names as the Fae) unconditionally. Which is a weird thing these days, as dragon cultists don’t really exist anymore. But being a very prideful creature, Ash very much enjoyed the fawning- until their relationship began to grow.
Keida, a blind immortal dragonslayer (there’s a very long explanation for each of those, I swear lol) is currently searching for an ancient dragon relic created by Lyrezamik.
In regards to *lore,* the Seaxl (pronounced Soul, I can’t recall if I mentioned) each have a niche and a theme relating to the seven deadly sins. Yhanaseax the Fintir Malsvir was the Seaxl of Wrath- she was the inventor of dragonfire, and burned her enemies and heretics with crimson flames. Saricruxious the Bloodlet Rose was the Seaxl of Pride- he killed the Seaxl of Greed for stepping on his dignity. He’s still around today, as well as two immortal followers, trapped in the center of an asteroid floating about in space. The Seaxl of Envy, Hylgenaseax, was his wife. She was killed in a… historically fuzzy turn of events. All that is known was that she challenged Graelgaiiseax (Greed) for his riches out of envy, they fought, Saricruxious got in the mix, and only one of them survived. Lyrezamik the Devil-Eyed, the Seaxl of Lust, was killed by a lover called Raevan (the only mortal to ever harm, let alone *kill* a Seaxl). Dawryn was in the service of Ekzikies the Deacon of Decay, the Seaxl of Sloth, before her heresy. Vellairaseax the Father of the Living, the Seaxl of Gluttony, is off minding his own business in a garden somewhere lol.
'What are we going to do about Billy?'
This is why I'm starting a UA-cam channel with a sub-channel dedicated to introducing boys to stories worth reading; because, as I told a ten year old boy (who was crushing my college algebra course for *fun* ) ,
"You don't hate books, you just haven't found a book that you like."
I've already got a bunch of top shelf novels lined up to review*, and a slew of short stories to narrate-- like 'The Coronation of Mr. Thomas Shap', 'The Monkey's Paw', 'The Lottery', 'The Thing on the Doorstep', 'The Hand of Doom', 'Iron Shadows in the Moon', 'Dreams in the Witch house', etc.
*Bartimaeus: The Amulet of Samarkand
The Shadow Glass
Merciful Crow
Neverwhere
Elantris
The Emperor's Soul
Mistborn
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
Redwall
Lord Brocktree
Firestarter
Ender's Game
I just subscribed
Don't let me down. 😉
What about Drizzt? I always suggest R. A. Salvatore to new male (potential readers) or Ender's Game depending on their taste. They both have a fast paced quality to them that I think new readers benefit from.
Good luck on your channel
@@dragonfireink139 well, ender's game is near to my heart, because i grew up in the same household as 'Ender' (culturally speaking). Raised Mormon, i always knew someone who knew someone who read Ender's Game (and the concept of a boy prophet who shares the gospel of an extinct race was not lost on me).
I actually havent *finished* it, despite knowing the ending (before the horrible movie); so that's something to look forward to.
@@edrozenrozen9600 oh, it's going to be a new channel under a different username (just an fyi).
How Can I find it?
I just found your channel today and I’m hooked. It’s so calming and interesting listening to you!!
This was the most fun I have had with one of your videos in a bit. This possibly is my favorite all time film (it changes some times, but is always in the top 5).
For more fun, Jill Bearup has a really entertaining breakdown, from a stage fighting angle, of the Inigo Montoya - Dread Pirate Roberts sword fight
"Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist." - George Carlin
And the FICTIONAL origin of this book, viewed in the light brought to it by this video, a narrative about telling just the good parts, about how "the good parts" matter gives me a new appreciation for abridged copies. An abridged copy can be inferior, it cannot replace the original, but there's a value to "the good parts."
While SAO Abridged is _definitely_ better than the original, it does achieve that by being a different story
I want to say this video was very inspiring.
I’ve had ambitions to be a published author for awhile, though as of yet I have had nothing published but I work on my writing everyday.
I found your channel a couple months ago and it has been a massive boon to me, I cannot express how much I appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into your channel. It has been a source of encouragement for me to keep at my writing and to be true to my own vision.
Once again, thank you
These videos are always so encouraging to me 😊 I'm writing a comic, one that I put all my spare time into, all my knowledge and skills and hopes and dreams and imagination. I'm very very proud of it! And very few people read it, I really struggle to get it out there. But I'm not going to stop making it, I'm determined to tell the story because I believe in it whole heartedly. These videos help to reinforce that 😊 if anything comes of it, great, if not then I'll have put my truest self on the page and be proud of it
That's perfect. I think in accepting that you've done more than even some of the most successful artists. ❤️
-Benji, showrunner
People say life is pain a lot, but I say if life had no pain you wouldn’t appreciate the good things about it.
Pain makes you stronger and gives you a sense that life isn’t always great but when it is it’s amazing. If something happens nonstop you get used to it and eventually it becomes a normal thing, for example luck. if you won the lottery every time you buy a ticket it would become a normal experience, and it would not be that surprising.
And to Tale Foundry,
You make amazing videos and you have led me into reading a lot more and thank you! The way you say stories is amazing. I love the animation style and overall your a great UA-camr. Good luck to you in the future.
The princess bride is my favorite peice of fiction of all time, and it has been for almost all my life since the day I first watched it.
I remember watching the movie with my Mom, and I complained about the scenes with the grandpa and child. I just wanted the fantasy story.
A few weeks later my mom gave me the book. I was a fan of reading but in my mind I already saw the movie.
She told me the book isn't exactly the movie. She insisted I read it. And it blew my mind.
I am now wanting to be an author. I'm still struggling to begin, but videos like this give me a burst of determi action and I make progress.
This one however, reminds me of where the desire began. And I hope that this time, it's not just a burst. And I feel it in my gut, this time I will not falter and I will complete my vision.
I discovered this channel maybe an hour ago and I'm shocked that you don't have more subscribers considering the work you put in these videos, great job man I love it
… Is this a kissing video?
Keep your shirt on: we'll get to it! XD
Maybe one day you won’t mind it so much.
The Princess Bride lore is Tolkien levels of contrived and I *live for it*
I didn't realize how much I needed this. I've been struggling to write even though my head is swimming with ideas, and hearing stories about other struggling writers has provided me with a surprising amount of inspiration and motivation.
I knew from the first few seconds of you talking that this was going to be about 'The Princess Bride'. The best book (& film) ever ! So well written, funny and absorbing. I brought a flash version of the book as my first gift to my wife. Thought you might have also mentioned the hillarious bit about Stephen King not allowing him to translate the sequel (which I understand was a prank on King)...but as you wish 😉 Great work!
We did originally, but the video just got too long! The sequel story is A M A Z I N G, and I really wish we could have kept that in!
-Benji, showrunner
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I've adored the movie for years and have always known about the beautifully written fun that is the novel. Your bit with the little guys at the beginning made me sensibly chuckle, and I'm glad you're able to make more beautiful work.
I have read this book and love it.
It’s such a favorite of mine that I give a copy of it to any woman I know who is going to have a baby so that it can be read to a new generation and it’s greatness can still be enjoyed.
More than that I always want it to be the book that gives a child the love of reading everyone should have.
Thank you so much for doing a video on this absolutely amazing book.
You have a way of saying things that tie in so directly with the things I have been dealing with in my personal life. Thank you, so, so much. The insight you seem to speak of using very familiar stories seems to be speaking directly to me sometimes. Thank you for all of the work you do, and thank you for being able to share with us the good parts!
Dude your videos are the absolute best thing to listen to when when creating something! Keep up the good work!
😍😭😍😭 this whole video is a treasure! My heart swells with more feeling than I can say, and it makes me want to write more. You are guys are the best.
I really needed this, especially the message at the end. I've been putting off a story project for years because I'd convinced myself no one would care. It was something I was passionate about, but I couldn't imagine it getting any kind of "success", so I told myself to just not do it.
I'm an art student, and a lot of my classmates are into making art that makes a statement, represents something and is "guaranteed" for success. But I've always been stubbornly "art for art's sake", because that's what I care about. To be honest, I was considering changing that, just give in and be like all my peers. But hearing that it's just okay to make art for yourself because it's what you enjoy, and you don't have to be a cynical asshole to get through life really made me want to finally start finalizing my ideas and putting my story into the world.
So thank you
tl;dw the message here is this: don't let reality get in the way of a good story. Thank you for this.
I love the Princess Bride book. My dad read it to me and my younger siblings when I was about eight. When I was about three, I watched the movie for the first time with my dad’s side of the family, who always loved it. It freaked me out, but now I love it. I'm so glad someone is actually talking about the book version, bc I greatly prefer it
Oh I love the book!!! Its so damn good. Also thank you to the editor you and Tim had in common for helping me find this channel!
Super enjoyed this, I have always loved The Princess Bride, but knowing this stories origin makes it that more amazing and magical.
As one ever walking the edge between romantic and sarcast, this video mad me shed a tear. Thank you!
A beautiful talk on one of my all-time favorite books to read as a teenager. It's been a long, long time since then, though, and I'll admit life has battered me into an exhausted cynicism, like most of my generation.
Like many here in the comments, I have also had "romantic" creative ambitions, several in fact, but I keep setting them aside in favor of whatever will help me to survive as a scattered and bruised mind in a world growing ever darker and angrier. For some reason, I can never let those old dreams completely die, but I can't find the strength to pull them out of the shadows just yet. I want to, though.
I recently reacquired a copy of _The Princess Bride_ from my father after his passing. I think it's high time I reread it to see if I can get a few drops of that romantic idealism back.
On a lighter note, I have a little anecdote some may find amusing: A few years ago, I was listening to some back episodes of a podcast where a couple of folks did round-table talks about everything in geekdom from superhero comics to RPGs to sci-fi and fantasy films. (I forget the name at the moment...) At some point in one episode, they got to talking about the film version of _The Princess Bride,_ and the lead commentator basically said that he enjoyed Westley and Buttercup's story, but thought the framing narrative with the boy and his grandfather was unnecessary.
I wanted so much to scream across time and space, _"THOSE PARTS WERE THE WHOLE POINT OF THE STORY, YA DUMMY!"_
my Mum read The Princess Bride to my Nan as she passed, but ran out of time and didn't get to tell her the end. she was upset, but I think we lucked into just telling the good parts. the last thing Nan heard was that they got away and true love won, which I think was fair for a women who went through so much pain and suffering in life
The mini robots are so cute
I remember being super excited to find out there was a book, tbh. I read and remember liking it a lot, but I don’t think I got it very well before. I remember making myself read through the author’s notes and just wanting to get back to the story, ya know? This has inspired me to give it another read again sometime, reflect with new eyes.
Honestly, a lot of your videos have been inspiring me lately, reminding me why I love reading and writing especially. Helped me put the joy back into creating things, not because I have to do the ‘right’ thing, but because it’s something I want to make and share with people, because it matters to me and it’s the stuff I want to read.
So thank you, Tale Foundry ❤ y’all do great work and reignited the joy of storytelling in me
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found my phone.
I left it here on the charger…
Went to the beach at 6 AM
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your speech really spoke to me thank you what you said is what I needed to hear to inspire me to start writing again I wanna write my stories for me not just for others but write my stories because it makes me happy ^^
Princess Bride is a one of a kind story. And this is a one of a kind channel ♥️
So, I'm working on writing my own book and this and your channel really helps. Thank you!
This is such a fascinating way to see writing. I've been writing a.. to call it a story would be both an overstatement and understatement, a world of events, a history book of fiction for several years and the thwarted romantic in me tells me the deeper I get, the more I know it will likely never be a cohesive series, but it's mine, and there's nothing like it. if I ever manage to make it into a story, it will mean the world to me, but truthfully it already does. While I've spent so much time fleshing it all out, the lesson of this video and its topic is right. Write the things that truly matter, the things that have the impact, the feelings, and let the work I've already done in the details rest beneath it as a foundation, unseen until needed and wanted, because it's art, if i spend a lifetime trying to find the best canvas, mix the right paint and a perfect muse, the idea will die along with me long before i ever bring it into being.
I love the book so much! I’m glad you’re doing a video on it!
Theirs a type of story I aspire to make because the tone and setting are so good. The stories that inspired it came from a series of video games that I adore just for it’s mood and tone. Theirs no name for that type of story but I’ve heard people describe it as “A world without Hope” the setting is a world holding onto an aspect that has long since deteriorated but everyone holds onto the hope they can fix the dying land even if the best outcome you could hope for is to simply not let it die rather than heal it. It’s so fascinating seeing such genuine hope in a hopeless situation to the point of delusion, and yet the story can convince you a slow death is preferable to immediate death. At the same time makes you question if the end of the world might actually be considered the best possible end.
Oh my gosh this is golden. So much to love!!
Oh man. I love the movie! And I tried the book a long while back. Man, all those footnotes… In a good way!
Thank you so much for making this video. I have always tried to express to others how the book is something else from the movie.
Your intro reminded me of the princess bride movie so much
I just made my boyfriends parents watch that movie like 2 weeks ago! My bf and his parents had NEVER SEEN IT! I felt it was such a shame so I fixed it!
I love how the canonical voices for the actors that explain your points are various squeaks and noises
I am highly surprised you have not known any of his other words! "The Stepford Wives" was a movie first made in the 1970s, and then REmade in the early 2000s, both with famous stars! He also wrote "Marathon Man", about the brother of a man who is hunting down Nazis, which was ALSO made into a highly acclaimed movie! The only other book I am be certain I remember, without actually searching to be certain of others, is "Boys and Girls Together", which I read in High School. I also know that he worked on the screenplay for "Dreamcatcher" with Stephen King (who wrote that book).
I am fascinated by the art style
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If nothing else, that was absolutely adorable
The way that the Princess Bride came to be sounds like it came straight out of a novel. You did great telling his story to us :).
I love the book! So glad you made this
I kinda do this sort of thing too. Not to the same degree and not in the same way, but I inject myself into the story sometimes as little asides here and there in the narration to explain something I think is interesting and not necessarily relevant, or make a joke, or even have conversations with a character that only that character can hear. (Even the reader has to imply my side, and I tend to do my side as some in-universe character.) I do it sparingly, but I keep going back to it because it's fun and it has its uses. Sometimes it's the only way I can get something in the story to happen. Other times, there are other paths but this way is faster and/or more fun.
The series I've been working on, and using these techniques on the most is full of horror, humor, adventure, and high concept plot, but it's also full of a predominant focus on the characters. One minute there's intense action, and the next minute there's touching scenes between characters. I take a lot of inspiration from TV and movie styles as well. Other things I like to see in my stories, things I weave into the stories, is LGBT characters, characters of color, neurodiverse characters (autism, ADHD, depression, and others), and just diversity in general. So I do. So far, I've finished 4 books (none published yet) and none of the primary protagonists have been white, or men, or straight; only one of them so far is cis. (Others being trans, genderqueer, or agender.) Also, three of the four main protagonists (each one the main focus of at least one book) are neurodiverse in some way, even if that way isn't always clearly defined.
Oh, there are white people and men and straight people and cis people, etc, in the story -- friends, family, neighbors, teachers, authority figures, enemies, allies, and others -- but they're not the main focus because there's already millions of books like that. Even some of the antagonists aren't always neurotypical or cis, straight, white, etc. And all of it -- ALL of it -- is ultimately because I'm not cis, or straight, or neurotypical, or "normal" myself, and I love stories about the under-represented people in the world partly because I fit that label and partly because I just find under-represented points of view deeply interesting. I can never find enough stories like that, so I'm adding to the options for others who feel the same way... if I can ever stop dragging my feet and try to get published, that is. Though even half of that is that I'm just having so much fun writing!
This was an amazing video for my little writing heart one of my favorite movies with one of my favorite stories my wife always hates on it but to me it was the story of a story being passed down from one generation to the next and how they decide to hand it to the next generation
Inconceivable!
You made a very good sales pitch at the beginning of the video! So I decided to watch the whole thing. 👍😁
Oh wow! This reminds me of Pale Fire by Vladmir Nabokov. One day you should do a video on that.
Reality will eat your heart if you reveal where it truly lies. This is the most true and profound statement that I’ve heard in a very long time. I’ll be chewing on this for a while.
It was so beautiful. Thank you.
for a movie ive watched many times, i cant belive i missed that moral. its a good one to remember
True love does so win.
Love you tale foundry!!!!!
Yeah, I really think I needed to hear this.
I have read the book. I'm glad you're covering it.
The princess bride is my mom's favorite movie of all time, and I remember when she finally read the book a few years back i dont think she even made it halfway through before she discarded it for how much she hated it
Love your videos as always.
The best writing advice I've ever heard is "Write the kind of story you'd want to read," which I think Goldman's path to writing The Princess Bride exemplifies nicely.
Such an underrated story, one of my favorites and nobody ever talks about it?? I make reference to it daily and nobody even knows what I’m talking about.
This is one of my favorite movies as well, a cinematic gem that doesn't lose its luster with the ages. It's hard to believe it was a box office flop when it first appeared on the big screen. But subsequent viewings have vindicated the convictions of its creators.
Plz do the Neverending Story!
The Princess Bride is a excellent and timeless film. Judging by the descriptions here of the book though, that might be too confusing for me to properly appreciate but I might eventually read it anyway.
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I’ve just finished a book with parts of it being about its writing process. It’s a weird perspective, but I like it.
Book: Grand Hotel Europa (it’s a Dutch book)
I was so confused in the first half of the video, because I have read The Princess Bride and I was sure the whole creation process part was fiction as well, but it's also been more than twenty years since I read it so not THAT sure. Then you did the whole switcharoo reveal. Either way, the book is good and worth a read, but the movie...it's the heartbeat of my childhood. That and Neverending Story pretty much played on a loop in my house.
I literally yelled when he said it was all made up! I was so invested!
I've always loved the movie and what it stood for/meant to me. I was about eight or nine years old when I first watched it on VHS. My mother made me watch it, and much like the sick kid, I was very reluctant, mainly because of the title. It sounded boring and sappy, like those romance "adventure" movies and rom-coms she loved so much. But, in the end, I absolutely adored it, and it really inspired me as a young writer. (Even at age six, I was an avid reader and writer/storyteller, though my age definitely showed, haha.) Unfortunately, a little over ten years later, I still haven't yet been able to procure a copy of the book, but I'm really excited to one of these days.
I read the book once and didn't realize until much later that it preceded the movie. Need to give it another read.