Stardust might very well be the lovechild of
The Princess Bride and
Gormenghast and as such, 20 years since the release of
The Princess Bride, it might just be the heir to the fantasy-romance throne. As a fairytale, it is quite predictable, almost from start to finish, but it's not really about how it all shakes out in the end, but the journey it takes to get there. And it's about love, unfettered and unconditional, dreams and being all that we can be. It's also about goats and gay pirates - go figure.
Three years ago, I would have loved this movie but thought it just that, a fairytale. And then I met Gareth. I hope he sees
Stardust and, just as I thought of him throughout, I hope it makes him think of me. I hope he and I have a future, but if we don't, at least, in that possible bittersweet ending, at least I will have had my star, for a little while, here on Earth.
