Just like Buttercup needed to trust Westley to rescue her, we need to trust Jesus to save us. You will be saved when you turn to God in a change of mind and put your faith in Jesus Christ. How do you become part of the bride of Christ? You have to realize you are a lost sinner and deserve God’s judgment: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), and that “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” In John 3:16-17 we read: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Salvation is offered to those who trust Him, who then become the bride of Christ.

This is very similar to what God’s Son Jesus Christ did for humanity. At the end of the movie, Westley finally defeats the evil prince and Westley and Princess Buttercup live happily ever after! In the 1987 movie, The Princess Bride, a farm boy named Westley goes through adventures and fights villains to save his true love, Buttercup, from the clutches of the evil Prince Humperdinck. (Do you want to print this tract in a different version than the one listed? Contact us and let us know what you're looking for-we may be able to create the alternate version for you at no charge.) Though we do love the film and think that it is absolutely perfect as is (and there is a shortage of perfect movies in this world and it would be a pity to damage this one,) we do have to admit that some of these book moments would have been entertaining to see on the big screen.The full text of this tract is shown below in the NIV version. Today we are going to be looking at ten major differences between this classic film and the book in which it was based. Films have a very limited run-time and though die-hard fans would gladly sit down to enjoy a four hour film, the more casual movie-goers would be less keen to do so. When adapting a book into film, it is given that not all of the content is going to be able to make it into the final cut.

RELATED: As You Wish: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Princess Bride Some love the satirical, dry, and dark humour and themes that run through the book while others find that the tone of the source material clouds up the happily ever after that they found so captivating in the film version of the story. It is important to note that feelings towards the book have divided the fandom.

Like most deeply beloved and iconic films, the universally beloved movie The Princess Bride was based on a book of the same name.

Princess and the bride book