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Other well-known MacGuffins are the Maltese Falcon or the letters of passage from Casablanca. -[[Ben-San]] | Other well-known MacGuffins are the Maltese Falcon or the letters of passage from Casablanca. -[[Ben-San]] | ||
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| + | Often, the MacGuffin isn't even explained, like the mysterous contents of the briefcases in ''Pulp Fiction'' and ''Ronin''. - [[Wordman]] | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 1 May 2006
MacGuffin: The item around which the action of a story revolves. Termed by, I believe, Alfred Hitchcock, or at least popularized by said filmmaker. Example: the sword "Green Destiny" was the MacGuffin in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
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Another classic MacGuffin is the Ring from the Lord of the Rings series.
--BrilliantRain
Other well-known MacGuffins are the Maltese Falcon or the letters of passage from Casablanca. -Ben-San
Although not universal, an important element of the MacGuffin is the idea that it's important just because it is -- not because it necessarily has any utility, per se. The Maltese Falcon is an excellent example of this. -- AntiVehicleRocket
Often, the MacGuffin isn't even explained, like the mysterous contents of the briefcases in Pulp Fiction and Ronin. - Wordman
