Buttercup is really the ultimate shiksa goddess and this struck me really hard the last time I watched the film, which was also an early favorite of mine. To be fair, stereotypical male Jewish insecurities also don't allow for a Jewish hero. The two of them are as goy as it gets, I believe by design. I'd reiterate the pretty common argument that the tacit message here is that the side characters, the ones with more personality and who hew closer to life and something we recognize in ourselves, are the more interesting anyway... so there's not much to be lost from a couple of leads who become blandest in one another's company. For all the talk of true love in the movie, I think the underlying message is that sandwiches might just be more important after all, and fairytale princesses don't fare well under too much scrutiny.
Buttercup is really the ultimate shiksa goddess and this struck me really hard the last time I watched the film, which was also an early favorite of mine. To be fair, stereotypical male Jewish insecurities also don't allow for a Jewish hero. The two of them are as goy as it gets, I believe by design. I'd reiterate the pretty common argument that the tacit message here is that the side characters, the ones with more personality and who hew closer to life and something we recognize in ourselves, are the more interesting anyway... so there's not much to be lost from a couple of leads who become blandest in one another's company. For all the talk of true love in the movie, I think the underlying message is that sandwiches might just be more important after all, and fairytale princesses don't fare well under too much scrutiny.