""As you wish." In 1987, Rob Reiner's film The Princess Bride immortalized those words as a stand-in for the phrase I love you. Every time you hear that phrase in the movie, it really means this powerful other thing. It's a code between two people who care deeply for each othertold through the tale of the swashbuckling Wesley and the princess Buttercupbut it's also a secret way of expressing love in the everyday framing device that bookends the story."
"When someone passes away, stories of who they were aid us through the pain. We share them at the funeral, in eulogies, and in jokes told at the wake. We remember the lost person for who they were and all the good that they did during their time in the world. After the news broke on Monday morning that Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their California home, stories are the only way through the unspeakable sorrow."
Rob Reiner made The Princess Bride in 1987 and turned the line "As you wish" into a coded expression of love between Wesley and Buttercup. He regarded storytelling and film as ways to unite people and to deliver comfort and reassurance. Reiner adapted William Goldman's novel and framed the tale as a story that reconnects a sick boy with his grandfather. His films combined whimsical characters and swashbuckling adventure with starker truths urging kindness and mercy. When someone dies, sharing stories, eulogies, and jokes helps process grief and remember the good they did. Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their California home, prompting remembrance through stories.
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