"I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon." - Westley
Pretty bold words from a man paralysed from the neck down. Westley is lying on a bed in the castle, feet away from the murderous Prince Humperdinck, and he still has the balls to insult him. What's really clever about this scene is that Westley's whole "To the Pains" speech is all talk. There are two main aims here: first, to buy himself some time, and second, to try and intimidate Humperdinck into thinking twice about trying to fight him. But even with those two very specific goals in mind, he can't resist peppering in a few contemptuous insults here and there.
Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.
