At least now that we’re adults, we can try our best to be like this, right?

@@caroline8590 You haven't been in the youtube comment section for long, have you?

@@lrmcatspaw1 only person whose actions you have control over is yourself

Lol

@@TheEnergizer94 Unless you are Bipolar :D.

especially in this scene.

The second line is especially good, because by saying that, he's stating that he has no intention of _killing_ Inigo.

The response is gentlemanly. Others would reply with the obvious “I would hate to kill you too.” Wesley is Legend.

This is such a well written film, I adore it.

One of the most quotable films in cinematic history

This dialogue, and the later one with Fezzik, didn't just justify the team up that happened later in the film, but it made us like these three together so much that he wanted it.

"No good- I've known too many Spaniards" sounded racist but also respectful at the same time. Kind of ironic.

One, this is a really heartfelt scene indeed. Two, there's a typo: "Dominga" instead of "Domingo". "Dominga" is slang for "boob" in spanish ^_^U

@@professional.commentator spanish people are a separate race now?

@@different_stuff I mean Southern Europeans have historically been seen as culturally as well as racially different from Northern Europeans.

That he is so obviously intrigued but _actually_ accepts that he'll never know in the next breath is an absolutely brilliant bit of writing.

I don't think Wesley ever intended to kill Inigo.

@@rizon72 and vice versa

Decent*

“Begin.”

Haha, if Benedict cumberbatch and Tom Huddleston ever had a sword fight!

That’s definitely something lacking in movies today. I don’t care about any of the characters in today’s movies.

So true!

Same.

Yep

The problem is that this movie didn't struck a balance in how seriously it took itself, and modern movies don't. Modern movies tend to interrupt serious moments with comedy. They jerk us out of serious moments so often we never get invested and instead anticipate the joke. Princess bride is so amazing because it fills in the space between jokes in a funny scene with serious plot. It also has every joke stay completely in character, things in other movies that would become memes, this movie goes "that is funny, let's frame it so you're laughing with us" ... I did not think that would take so many words, OOF.

It helps that Weasley really didn't see it a personal. 'you are a hireling and yo uare in my way. I do not want ot kill you andh ave the mans to not have to. Plus that is the msot fun I've had in a while.' Funny how that act of mercy paid off.

I'm actually curious do you think he held back,

​@@tomedy_officialTo be honest, they both held back. You can tell they had many chances during the actual duel. They chose to honor each other this way (pointing the obvious, but do forgive me)

@@angelofrevelation5822 In a real duel, I'd agree wholeheartedly, but movie logic kind of throws a spanner in the works.

​@@CoralCopperHead the reason id assume they are holding back is because of the banter, like for the first half of the fight they definitely were, but after that they werre still showing off. The end is where that cuts out because wesley wants to rescue buttercup

As well as Inigo not trying to kill Wesley during the show-off acrobatics, and Wesley waiting for Inigo to catch his sword after it gets thrown in the air. Watch Master and Commander (2004) if you haven't already. That's another excellent movie about relationships between and among men.

understand one thing, brother: there is no such a thing as "toxic masculinity".

It’s a great moment in film history

Its hard to find positive healthy masculinity in movies? You must not watch a lot of movies then.

It reminded me of the fight in Sherlock Holmes. "One moment, if you please?" "I'm in no rush."

But it's also true.

Well, you can always write a bestseller and put your enemy in it and kill him- slowly and very painfully.

@@tenaciousstudios03051 Tell that to the Count of Monte Cristo. 😂

At least he admits that it's just a job and nothing personal

I always wondered what bills he meant. Water? Electric? XD

Moreover, if you watch carefully, Inigo draws with his right hand then transfers it to his left. It's hard to tell because of the camera angle, but when you watch carefully it's pretty clear.

@@GamerLeFay When he draws the sword to show it off at the beginning he's drawing (and holding it) as a rightie would.

That's insane amount of detail. Holy crap.

Swords are cool

Well his left was closer to grab Inigo's sword. But otherwise I think you're right.

Well said. I'll add this - it shows that people don't need to be arrogant, or even aggressive, to achieve their goals. _Confidence_ in one's abilities is much different than aggression or arrogance - if anything, arrogance is deadly. For instance, Vizzini was arrogant about his intelligence and had excessive faith in his deduction (to drink from the cup across from him and/or to deduce information from his opponent's face when they drink). But by trusting his intelligence and deduction too much, he overlooked the simplest option - drink from the bottle. Also, I love the line you mentioned and your analysis of it.

​@@bane2201Arguably, the strongest, most confident/secure, and nicest person is Fezzik, who is so big and so strong he isn't afraid of anyone, and because he isn't afraid or feels he has to show off, he winds up being very sweet. The same could be applied to Andre the Giant.

What was great is that the "ok" and little shrug was an ad lib, and such a brilliant moment ib the scene :)

Meh, just because they say we're toxic doesn't make us toxic. Nothing in front of you is better than you.

Same as just because a judge in Wyoming says a dude having a hard-on watching girls get undressed in a Sorority can't prove whether he's male or female makes sense, right? Lefties, am I right?

A true warrior to the end. We should all aspire to be such honorable man

This is technically a fantasy world, yet the rivalry between the English and the Spanish remains.

@@robwalsh9843 What country hasn’t been a great enemy of the Spanish?

Australia?

@@thefisherman0074 Spain

@@Hekkle01 i was talking to king

and it's exactly written practically word for word in the book, even the part where the priest is reading wedding vowels, I think that's what makes it so great!!

My favorite exchange, just because it's so realistic: "You are ready, then?" "Whether I am or not, you've been more than fair."

Nuh-uh . . . because feminism.

The movie was also written by the author of the book. It allowed him to make changes that fit perfectly into a movie, and gave Inigo and Fezzik more lines.

@@MichaelLee-tt7gm I love that they showed respect between the two duelists in this scene. You don't see very much of that anymore.

almost an apologetic 'well shit I broke the rythm we had going. Go ahead and get your sword.' He just didn't want Inigo to mistaken the gesture for 'turn your back so I can kill you.'

@@singletona082 fr

It wasn't a sword-fight as it was much more of a dance; it's so obvious they both enjoyed it!

IMO the best sword fight in cinema

yeah, except for the dorky gymnastic dismount, but it proved a point.

And no quick cuts, all long takes with easy to follow geography, the balance shifts between them several times and we can always tell who’s got the upper hand and who’s on the back pedal. You just don’t see fight scenes this good in most movies, and that’s why the princess bride is and always will be one of my favorites

@@Scifismurf Such civil dueling. I wonder if all duels through history had such civility.

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq id like to think so but i think we can safely say Not! lol

lol

Neither mentions it - but both have little irrepressable smiles under the conversation.

Like the saying goes. *"Today's enemy is Tommorow's friend.*

That relationship was established with the rope throw.

Toledo

These duels had the utmost honor

Having honor was one of the few things that was respected in the medieval ages

"You are ready then?" "Whether I am or not you've been more than fair" *Respect 100*

@@Jamplays592 In romantic fantasy novels about the medieval period and Hollywood cinema, only.

@@mhobson2009 I mean, mostly. Christmas truce of WW1 really happened. That's one example. I'm sure there are others.

Also, the choreography and camera work are better than in most movies, but that speaks more on the quality of "most movies". Still.

@@oz_jones indeed

While I absolutely agree, similar could be said about the duel scene from Deluge.

They're not equally skilled though , Wesley is far better . Once else used his right hand , Inigo was helpless. Wessley pretty much toyed with him .

@James Eckert sure , fair enough . I mostly meant that very last part . Where he disarmed him .

So true! My favorite moment in an unforgettable sword fight!

Wow, he switches to his left just for that one parry, then TOSSES it up into the right for the blazé 5. Sick

It's my favourite move in the entire fight. I just watched a stage combatant break this fight down and this sublime transition gets no mention sadly (an excellent critique otherwise: search "Jill Bearup") . Its difficulty and elegance get me every time.

I just saw that and was scouring the comments to find a mention of it. It's crazy how as I kid this movie was amazing and now as an adult it's just even more so because we can appreciate these awesome little details.

There's a sword duel in the Polish movie The Deluge (1974) between Kmicic and Wołodyjowski, considered one of the most realistic sword duels in movie history. Wołodyjowski, during the duel, would demonstrate his skill and his intimidation tactics by switching hands from right to left, parry and swing, switch back from left to right, parry and swing. Kmicic, on the other hand, started off as cocky and brash with his attacks, but later became more wild and desperate, swinging wide, overextending and spinning to try and intimidate Wołodyjowski, to little effect. Absolutely gorgeous to watch!

the shrug and then “okay” is what really gets me

@@abigailw7146 Agreed!

"..mkhay"

That something everyone must learn. And the way he said it was perfect 👌

@@abigailw7146 ME TOO!! LOL

It's the best scene in the movie it set the stakes for the kin of action we would get throughout.

There’s sword fights… and then there’s THE Sword Fight.

The only competition is Inigo and the six fingered man

Honestly

"Since the invention of the (sword fight), there have only been five (sword fights) that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind."

It’s a BIZARRE adventure in the making

And even with those mid battle tricks, a level of respect and decorum is shown by each to the other. This whole movie has heart.

I would argue that the Indian film RRR follows this structure to some extent.

@@KristineMaitland That one's more friends-to-rivals-to-friends-again

I love the respect between the two fighters.

Honor has it's place when dealing with honorable people. It is FAR too rare in today's world.

I agree

Might be the most honorable one you'll ever see.

Ian Prehmus agreed

I'm crying now thanks.

I heard that when Mandy Patinkin and Christopher Guest (Count Rugen) did their final rehearsal for their duel Patinkin was so intense that afterwards Guest went to the fencing master and basically said, 'Tomorrow, I'm forgetting everything you taught me and I'm just trying to stay alive!'

Expendable84 Where did you hear this? I’d love to read/watch it. Mandy was known for being intense in scenes which is why his acting is to the highest level. Nicest guy in real life though

@@SongRainbows It was in an interview, I want to say on the special features for the special edition dvd but it might have been online somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.

I can relate. My dad died when I was barely 15 of lung cancer. He didn't smoke.

Marvel movies come to mind. I get so bored of them. I haven't watched any of the stuff in recent years because of it. This scene (and movie) takes the whole cake in a way that current movies just can't really do themselves.

😂 good one 😂

This was hilarious

unexpected james acaster

Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

That's because you are in good shape mentally.

That was actually what happened to Inigo in the book. His skill was equal to a swordmaster who was given the rank 'wizard'. Inigo could not beat the wizard, but that wizard could not beat Inigo either. As a result, Inigo starts getting depressed as he wins every duel and fails to find the six-fingered man. He then becomes a drunk until he meets the sicilian

Okay that raises the question, if Inigo is pretty much the best swordfighter on the planet, and has been training for 20 years with only the desire to become the strongest in the world....How the hell did Wesley beat him?

The Fan Without a Face By working very hard to do so.

+Hansel Wong - As well as projecting confidence in his own ability. His not allowing himself to be intimidated by Inigo's skills in effect sort of threw Inigo off his game a bit.

The book makes it clearer - Inigo is better among the rocks, and among trees, having trained for any eventuality - but the man in black is superior (just slightly) in open areas - presumably because he learned the sword on the deck of a pirate ship. At the end of the duel, the man in black forces Inigo to a clear area and cuts off his areas of escape - and in the clear area, in just a fractional way (but enough), the man in black is better.

I always wondered what Wesley said about it, thanks.

Choreographer Bob Anderson is an expert is ALL of them. That's why his scenes are so good and the actors he coaches so effective and realistic.

Fencing dosen't exist without Agrippa, he defined the techniques in both fencing and conventional bladed weaponry.

Essentially the first guy to use math to figure out how to murder people better. He's the guy who really figured out that a thrust is much faster and more difficult to parry than any other attack, hence why fencing has become almost exclusively dedicated to thrusts and stabs, because the shortst distance between two points is a straight line

@@vinvass2674 Realistic? No mate they are using Rapiers as if they were Sabers with many cuts and slashes and with almost 0 stabs, while you can slash and cut with a rapier it is preferred to stab (which in this fight scene doesn't happen XD) Realistic Rapier Fencing is absolutely beautiful, like a dance, I wish they had bother to read the manuals they reference before making this movie :(

​@@MegaAgamon Keeping in mind that it's a movie, slashing allows all the wooshing sound effects and large movements that might seem more exciting to those who do not know the art. That said could it be viewed by those that know a tad, that the caricatures didn't want to kill by thrust but rather force submission by cuts. The scene is as much about their honor and code, so it's not unreasonable that the duel was choreographed to suggest their lack of fatal intent.. I'm not disagreeing, just musing.

And I love how Wesley with no hesitation says "throw me the rope"

I just laughed at it was funny to me

@@rxtsec1 real recognises real

@@jackharper7002 Exactly

Because that’s how real human beings act.

I loved that scene when he confronts Count Rugen where: -"Hello, my name is..." -Inigo steps forward -Rugen steps forward -he turns and runs (prob thinking "bye, sucker!")

"Give us the gate key." "I...I..I have no gate key." "Fezik, tear his arms off." "Oh, you mean THIS gate key."

It wasn't just the fact his opponent's quest for revenge needed to be complete. Wes found someone much like himself, realized that the spaniard was not a bad guy at all. His sparing of the spaniard was out of respect and appreciation for not betraying him on the climb up.

....k

Korrekt

@Stimulator7 it's hard to appreciate anything like that as a kid imo

Inigo actually says, "Okay." Which makes it even more hilarious, imo.

Truly sublime.

Westley: Renowned for his swordplay, feared for his title, and adored for his wit.

The whole movie is full of perfect lines like this one!

@@GraemeGunn People talk dumb now. Get used to the internet.

@@GraemeGunn Shut the fuck up. Nice beard tho

@@doodlebob3758 ​ ​ ​ Didn’t school teach y’all that language is constantly evolving? An isolated “man” in this context provides a distinct feeling from the alternatives. “You cut off my favorite part” would be directed at the poster of the video and has accusatory tones, “he cut off my favorite part” would be directed at other viewers while isolating the poster, and “that man” or “this guy” are alienating. “My favorite part got cut off” could work, but it puts focus on the commenters own feeling instead of on sharing the missing content. “Man cut off my favorite part” is casual enough to avoid being interpreted as an accusation, inviting both audience and creator to enjoy what is absent from the video without prioritizing the commenters personal opinion. It works.

Inigo IS the new Dread Pirate Roberts after all. I’m sure they wrote to each other.

@@Kanonfangirl Plus the old Dread Pirate stays on as First Mate

Bromance

@@Kanonfangirl Well, we never find out for sure whether that actually happens or not. Westley merely suggests it.

@@Kanonfangirl wait he is???

And then, out of respect for putting his life in his hands, Inigo reciprocates by handing Wesley his sword. They each proved their honor to the other.

Indigo: I give you my word as a Spaniard! *I've met too many Spaniards.* Me: Ha! Got'im!

@Urrcreavesh exactly

@Urrcreavesh But that's a legit tactic. They are just using the tools available to them. Frollo did the same thing to Quasimodo in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame and Frollo is French.

@Urrcreavesh Fighting dirty has nothing to do with honor, unless is a duel or something similar where certain rules for the fight are agreed upon. But a fight is a fight and when your life is on the line you do what you must in order to win. If no rules were set, spaniards would fight as dirty as anyone else - because what you mention about the cloak wasn't something only the spaniards did. That, throwing dirt to the opponent eyes, whatever dirty fighting trick was done by everyone regardless of the nation of procedence,and was perfectly legit unless, again, it was an arranged fight with established rules. In what regards to giving a word and keeping it, fullfitting a promise or an oath, etc Spaniards were, indeed, known for their high regard for honor. Doesn't mean there weren't some that used that reputation to their own advantage, but their reputation as honorable was real and well founded.

good one!

loool

It's hard to make comedy based on cheesy tropes that is funny. It's inconceivable to make a comedy based on cheesy tropes that is funny AND lands all its emotional beats and shows genuine passion.

Truly a movie that has it all.

I really love this line. If you destroy a stain glass window, the artist can make a new one. If you destroy the artist, their work is lost forever.

@@someonerandom704 Poetry, friend. Poetry.

“I would SOONER destroy a stain glass window..”

@@phyto12 That's what he should have said, but it's not what he actually said...and it drives me nuts.

@@stvartak Listen closer. He says sooner. It might actually be just “soon” without the “er” but maybe that’s just because he’s talking fast. It’s definitely in there though

Or Catherine Zeta Jones losing a sword fight.

I guarentee that that quote will *NOT* be in the SJW remake they're planning on making

@@adriannaranjo4397 remake?! NOOOOO!! 😨

@@adriannaranjo4397 It sounds like exactly the type of line that would be in an "SJW remake", though...

@@connorstiles2284 he got it wrong?! Inconceivable!

@@MrCarlbrooks captain blood duel is good. I think the best duel with Flynn and Rathbone was Robin Hood though.

@@darylabrams2 That was more action oriented, dramatic, and wild in Robin Hood. Plus they used a tiny bit of fast editing. The swordplay in this is superior.

Even if Star Wars uses movie effects, the choreography of their fight scenes are also really good.

Love to watch his work.

I was just comparing this with the Mask of Zorro today. It makes sense.

Didn't he also do the Adventures of Robin Hood?

112steinway What a man.

Unlikely, since Adventures of Robin Hood was a 1938 picture.

It's why I don't really enjoy modern action films

It definitely holds up. I just showed this movie to my 5 year old son and he was absolutely enthralled by this sword fight. Acting it out while watching it. And he's seen plenty of those ADD Lego "sensory overload" movies.

@@cfire99 it's guns not swords, but both John Wick movies do a stellar job at this.

It’s pretty good besides how much the swords wobble

@@joey589 swords either wobble or they break. They need to have some give

The Lord Chief Rocker #1 Tbh, I don't think he had any intention of killing anyone.

And this sets up the contrast with Count Rugen, when Inigo is finally able to confront him. He tells him why he's there and what's about to happen, and then Count Rugen runs away and ambushes him like a coward by throwing the dagger.

@Judson Joist I don't see it as treachery though. It's a battle to the death, don't we do what we must to survive. If you were 6'6" and I am 5'2" you are 300 lb of muscle and I am 140 lbs of muscle, would you consider it an equal match? I dont, and i would do what I must to survive. The dagger was cowardly. But smart. He lost by talking and not ending Inigo when he had the chance Favorite quote from the good the bad and the ugly "When you have to shoot, shoot! Don't talk."

Ruger never had a chance, Inigo would be able to just avoid his tries and kill him just like he did.

It's a good representation of what used to be called "gentlemen." Men who, although maybe not nobly born, sought to embody aristocratic values like honor and chivalry. It's more rare today.

Thats exactly how I feel about my father❤❤🙏🕯...R.I.P dad

Mandy’s father died of cancer before this movie and he found this role very fitting as Iningo felt that same love her felt for his father.

@@jaimicottrill2831 ... and in his final duel with Count Reugen, Patinkin says he imagined he was killing his father's cancer; when he delivered the line, "I want my father back, you son-of-a-bitch!" he was speaking to the cancer - and you can hear that very real emotion in his delivery.

@@jaimicottrill2831 - There's a part where he almost tears up talking about his father. I can't help but think he was drawing from thoughts of his real father. It felt so very real.

@@jaimicottrill2831 Wonderful story

Gay

@@ugh9671 Supporter.

@@Runeforged I love you 💋

Unfortunately, very few people keep such old codes of conduct anymore.

@@danielhaire6677 Ikr? Compassion and Humanity have been removed from such things.

He wasn't wrong.

To be fair: There are few movies (and books) as good as this one. 🤷‍♂️

Chiungalla79 the interesting thing is the script bounced around Hollywood for years. Several very good directors took a stab at it as they loved the tale but they ended giving up. It developed a reputation as a film that would never be made...

@@alexius23 Much like Dune in that respect.

@@themanwithnosoul3958 totally agree.

Honor and respect.

Its actually a sneaky way to amp up the intensity of the fight. a really common structure of a fight is to have who is in control, or winning switch back and forth, and the switching to dominate hands is a perfect joke in order for the action to progress naturally

In the book its the one thing that puts Humperdinck off his game when he's tracking them because he can't figure out why the foot prints suddenly switch leading from left to right without enough blood to justify the changing hands due to an injury

I did not know this scene, but as I am left-handed myself (and do a lot of sports, where is often is an advantage), I immediately noticed it - saying to myself, how unusual, two left-handed actors :-D

Lot of y’all might think this rule only applies to sword fighting, not passing judgements but sharing an experience as someone who does exactly this in a different sport. I play ping pong or table tennis 🏓 And I play with both hands and I often start with my weak hand with the weaker hold and then I change my hold then my opponents think that is the full extent of my abilities and then I use my strong arm with a weaker hold and then destroy them but then I let them know that it isn’t even my final form ( does freeza laugh) and then proceed to kick their ass. It is quite entertaining to do so. Lure someone into a false belief and then destroy it

Though did you notice Inigo carries his sword on the left like someone who is right handed, but Wesley had his on the right?

+Jaden Addams ..."You ARE the goon squad..."

+VTV SD Brute Squad.

Brute Squad. Thanks.

+Jaden Addams - As Indigo tells the story of his father's death, he hands his sword to Wesley to admire, whom proclaims, "I have never seen its equal", and then hands it back to Indigo.

Georgia Brewer"Inigo" and yes, that was classy.

I don't think that button meant what they thought it meant.

Not enough shakey cam, jump cuts, cgi or tiddies.

"Dislike"? You keep using that word.......

Perhaps they wanted to see the rest of it.

They are the Brute Squad

I never realized that until you mentioned it. The scene is so engrossing I forget they are actually actors.

That is a bold statement. There have been some very good actors that were good at sword fights. Tyrone Power/ Basil Rathbone/ Christopher Lee. I believe the trainers for TPB were also trainers with the afore mentioned actors. I do love this scene as well as the movie.

Cary mentions in another KZfaq video that the 2 guys who trained Mandy and himself were the same guys that did the light saber duels in first 3 Star Wars movies. I think that means they trained the actors for the close-ups, and were the stunt doubles for the more distant scenes.

@@MrRadicalFish Cary or Mandy, or both said they did the whole scene except for the acrobatic stunts. They trained so much for it, they got it down to a compact time. When they auditioned it for Rob Reiner he said it was too short. They had to slow it down a bit so it was more impactful.

That's quite amazing. You might also want to watch some of the Errol Flynn movies of the 30s and 40s as he was another great swashbuckler and wonderful in the sword fights.

Thank you for pointing out subtly of that line. For that, take my like for an even 400.

Take mine for an elegant 420.

What are you talking about? Indigo lost. It's just that we knew that Indigo would survive.

Same difference

@@michaelsong5555 I think that's what he means. That Westley's going to win the swordfight, but Inigo isn't going to fail his quest there.

Or its sequel the story itself needs a continuation with these character, sadly I doubt the actors could continue their roles

@@kiriuxeosa8716 yeah probably because they're all 70 years old

@@theonlybigmorg And the giant passed away. Heart failure due to his gigantism I believe.

@@Aurora-313 I salute to the legend. he was a great actor

It's equal is the fight later on with the count, but for different reasons

It's always nuts to me that people can so grossly misquote a line of dialogue that's RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THEM. 06:30 "I would sooner destroy a stained glass window than an artist like yourself."

Imagine the scores of swordsmen that Wesley crossed paths with during his 5 years as the Dread Pirate Robert's. Less than a handful left an impression on him is my guess. Until of course the day he engaged in a dual with the vendetta driven Spaniard and heart of gold Indigo Montoya. He was moved. Awe struck is what. I love this film eternal.

Sympathy more than respect

@@QixTheDS Sympathy and the growing seed of respect. It is part of the reason why Westley offered him the job as Dread Pirate. That and skill, a good heart but willingness to commit thievery, and a way of speaking that can instill both awe and terror, sometimes at the same time. That and he can survive otherwise fatal wounds.

Bob Anderson was the sword master they trained with. Infact, when he was in Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Cary Elwes was overjoyed to show off his skills again

Only a matter of time until Hollywood remakes it. They’ll make Carey black and Mandy bisexual.

@@MrGregFrancis Sadly,you are probably correct. But they will probably give Mandy’s role to Elliot Page.😡

@@fw1421 damn y'all mad that in a hypothetical situation, a trans actor will be allowed to act. Touch grass.

@@thegamingknight2096 nah, they're mad cuz wokeness kills anything good

+Jesse Riley With both hands too

Seppo Kepponen That is very impressive.

+Jesse Riley This explains why they are not trying to hit one another AT ALL. They're waving their blades like brush.

+Jesse Riley - The swordplay was all them. But the acrobatics in mid-air were done by doubles. Insurance rules.

+Dalboni Willian That sort of swordfighting is called "flynning" in movie terms. The movie is well aware of the fact of how unrealistic it is, but it's pretty much just there to play around with the trope. In fact, even the screenplay states that the characters are flynning in this scene. ;)

I doubt Inigo would have been intimidated by anything, he’s been training his whole life

@@RobertsonIsland indeed. He just works for Vizzinni to pay the bills. There’s not a lot of money in revenge…

Or... he would think that there would be no mercy if he lost, and no honor in fighting fair any longer, so he would have used non-honorable tactics and fought even harder thinking he would die or worse.

@@Rodshark75 He fully expected to die if he lost the duel.

@@RobertsonIsland More pursue than study lately, as he said. He hasn't trained as intensely as before.

Carl Williams I loved that

*BEGIN*

Seppo Kepponen very true saying!

Only cheap satisfaction.

Unless you have a pirate ship named Revenge, so in the end Inigo got 2 Revenges?

I was just talking to my wife about that show. But not about Mandy, who we both love, but it was a conversation about space junk and how a toilet seat from the deorbiting MIR space station is central to the main character's backstory.

@@gmork1090 that's funny, my wife's the one who introduced me to that show. When she explained the plot, I was like "ehh..." but after the first two episodes I was hooked. It's a very charming show, and I was surprised how quickly you begin to care about these characters' lives. It's definitely got it's own unique thing going on. Might be the only show in television history to use space junk as a catalyst for its story.

It's when he looks him straight in the eyes and immediately says "Throw me the rope" that gets me. I get tears in my eyes every time.

In that moment, Westley knew this was an oath Inigo would _never_ break.

damn

As the son of a master swordsman, I have to agree with ya!

The dialogue, the choreography, the quick one liners, the trust each man has for one another. This scene is absolutely perfect.

I don't. It breaks my heart to think that most would have killed him right there.

EXACTLY! It's a cinematic storytelling masterpiece! That whole scene establishes Inigo's character. This is a man who wants a FAIR fight and holds honor in high esteem. The fact that Wesley ACCEPTS aid after Inigo makes that vow means he too understands the value of honor. Notice also that as SOON as Wesley reaches the top he goes to draw his weapon before Inigo, again showing honor, restraint and nobility in equal measure backs away non-threateningly, offering additional respite Inigo knew they were going to fight and that one of them would probably die...but they weren't fighting YET...they weren't enemies YET. They had already trusted each other with their lives...they had, through dialogue and actions tested each other extensively and sized one another up.

True men of honor would never take unfair advantage of another. It is a trait be sought after and respected.

@@thiefx100 but he was able to get a read on him before this. Not like it was a total random

Are you left handed?

dagdamor1 well, now you’re blind.

I am a big man & in 2001 put my hand in the outline plaster cast Dallas University Hospital took of Andre The Giant, who starred in this movie :)

@@potterj09 how much bigger was it, you didn't give us the ending

@@russellpaloor8225 it was terrifying :| lol

I've literally seen this film hundreds of times over the past 35 years, and never noticed that until you pointed it out!

Wow! Thank you for pointing that out. That's deep

Fantastic detail, thank you for pointing it out!

I've actually done this. A guy I was training with was going for it like a world title fight. He was getting the better of it so I switched hands. He couldn't cope with my being left handed and I tore him apart.

If you read the behind the scenes book, this is the last scene they filmed because Mandy and Cary spent a whole month training for that scene. It's really just those two fighting. No special effects. Although I can't remember if Cary did the flip or that was the one time they used a stunt double...

@@brianapereira2694 Only once did they use a stunt - double ? Maybe for an Indiana Jones movie. & MOCAP can simulate a digital " character ".

@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq True, but that level of graphics/technology wasn't as good as nowadays.

The Anakin vs Obi-Wan duels that Hayden and Ewan did were amazing as well. Much like these two actors, those two worked hard for months on end: all day, every day.

That's a great point. Plus neither one started with their dominant hand. They both started left handed. Then they switched when they started losing. Subtle but after so much!

Indeed. Just like Mohammad Ali's "Rope-a-dope" technique from the Rumble in the Jungle.

the best offense is a better defense.

In the book inigo was a drunkard who was incredibly unfit by that point, not having done any real fencing for many years. It’s interesting to me to think who would have actually won if each were top of their game as westley is there. Might have played out differently.