And the Best Literary Adaptation of the Last 50 Years is...
After six rounds of voting, and thousands of votes cast, the people have chosen their winner: The Princess Bride, which prevailed over The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King with 60% of the vote.
Probably we should have known all along: the closest Rob Reiner’s satirical fantasy classic ever got to being knocked out in the course of this bracket was when it beat fellow one-seed The Silence of the Lambs, 65% to 35%. (Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.) And why not? The Princess Bride is more than anything else a joyous film, and it’s safe to say that we all could use a little more joy in our lives. Now more than ever, and so on.
This has been our most fun—and most difficult—bracket yet. Thanks for playing with us, and keep an eye out (and send us your nominations!) for our pre-1976 film adaptation bracket, and our television adaptation bracket, both coming soon to a literary website near you.
