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| rdfs:comment | - Strapping Lord MacGuffin is full of brawn and dignity. Though a man of few words, his deep voice resounds across the land demanding respect and contributing to his reputation as the most even-handed and reasonable lord in the kingdom. Even so, like his fellow lords, MacGuffin isn’t opposed to a first-rate brawl or full-throated belly laugh.
- A "MacGuffin" is a term invented by Alfred Hitchcock to describe anyone or anything that drives the plot without having any significance beyond that function. This perfectly summarises MacGuffin's role in this game.
- Sergeant MacGuffin was the chief of the Festeron Police. Noted for his love of chocolate and his tendency to fall asleep on duty, when Festeron was transformed to Witchville by The Evil One, MacGuffin became the head of the dreaded Boot Patrol that arrested curfew violators.
- A MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of an object or goal that a character is willing to sacrifice almost anything to pursue, often with little or no explanation as to why it is so desirable. A another view point of Mac Guffins can be found at tvtropes.org
- A MacGuffin is "an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance." The term was coined by Alfred Hitchcock.
- Le MacGuffin est un concept original dans le cinéma d'Alfred Hitchcock. Ce terme est utilisé par le cinéaste pour désigner l'objet qui sert de prétexte pour déclencher une histoire, par exemple les formules secrètes des 39 marches, l'uranium dans les bouteilles de vin dans Les Enchaînés, la grosse d'argent volé dans Psychose et Pas de printemps pour Marnie ou bien les bijoux dans La Main au collet. Dans le cinéma hitchcockien, cet élément et les convoitises qu'il suscite entrainent alors le héros dans moultes péripéties, si bien que l'élément est vite oublié et perd de son importance.
- Although Star Trek: The Next Generation science consultant David Krieger devised a pseudo-scientific explanation for what Krieger waves actually were (for the episode "A Matter of Perspective" ), Krieger waves became a MacGuffin, in his own words, when the explanation he intended ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. [1] Ira Steven Behr referred to the Tox Uthat in TNG: "Captain's Holiday" as a MacGuffin. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 148) An article about this storytelling concept, in Star Trek Magazine issue 185 (pp. 48-53), referred to the following items as MacGuffins:
- A MacGuffin was a type of mystical creature. The Watchers traditionally selected two of these, which formed a puzzle that gave to their Slayers to test their skills. While Buffy Summers was on summer vacation at her father's house in Los Angeles, two MacGuffins made a bet with Rupert Giles that she could beat the 561 A.D. record of the Slayer, Garnhuld, by two days. She beat the record, but fell two hours short of winning the bet for Giles. After solving the puzzle, Buffy sent the MacGuffins back to Giles to get even.
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| abstract | - Strapping Lord MacGuffin is full of brawn and dignity. Though a man of few words, his deep voice resounds across the land demanding respect and contributing to his reputation as the most even-handed and reasonable lord in the kingdom. Even so, like his fellow lords, MacGuffin isn’t opposed to a first-rate brawl or full-throated belly laugh.
- A "MacGuffin" is a term invented by Alfred Hitchcock to describe anyone or anything that drives the plot without having any significance beyond that function. This perfectly summarises MacGuffin's role in this game.
- Although Star Trek: The Next Generation science consultant David Krieger devised a pseudo-scientific explanation for what Krieger waves actually were (for the episode "A Matter of Perspective" ), Krieger waves became a MacGuffin, in his own words, when the explanation he intended ultimately ended up on the cutting room floor. [1] Ira Steven Behr referred to the Tox Uthat in TNG: "Captain's Holiday" as a MacGuffin. (Star Trek: The Next Generation 365, p. 148) John Logan referred to the cloning method used to create Shinzon, in Star Trek Nemesis, as "the MacGuffin of it, if you will." (The Fifty-Year Mission: The Next 25 Years, p. 392) Star Trek Beyond Co-Writer Doug Jung termed the Abronath in that film a MacGuffin. ("Small World", Star Trek Beyond - Collector's Edition special features) An article about this storytelling concept, in Star Trek Magazine issue 185 (pp. 48-53), referred to the following items as MacGuffins:
* V'ger (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
* Genesis torpedo; Ceti eel (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
* Genesis Planet; Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
* Whales; time travel (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
* Center of the universe; God (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
* Planet goes kaboom; gravity boots; a ship that can fire while cloaked (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
* The Nexus (Star Trek Generations)
* Time travel; the Borg (Star Trek: First Contact)
* Fountain of youth (Star Trek: Insurrection)
* Picard clone; radiation weapon (Star Trek Nemesis) While writing the novel Home Is the Hunter, author Dana Kramer-Rolls limited herself to including no MacGuffins to return the crew of the USS Enterprise to their own time period. (Voyages of Imagination)
- Sergeant MacGuffin was the chief of the Festeron Police. Noted for his love of chocolate and his tendency to fall asleep on duty, when Festeron was transformed to Witchville by The Evil One, MacGuffin became the head of the dreaded Boot Patrol that arrested curfew violators.
- Le MacGuffin est un concept original dans le cinéma d'Alfred Hitchcock. Ce terme est utilisé par le cinéaste pour désigner l'objet qui sert de prétexte pour déclencher une histoire, par exemple les formules secrètes des 39 marches, l'uranium dans les bouteilles de vin dans Les Enchaînés, la grosse d'argent volé dans Psychose et Pas de printemps pour Marnie ou bien les bijoux dans La Main au collet. Dans le cinéma hitchcockien, cet élément et les convoitises qu'il suscite entrainent alors le héros dans moultes péripéties, si bien que l'élément est vite oublié et perd de son importance. L'origine du mot viendrait de l'histoire suivante, racontée par Hitchcock : Deux voyageurs se trouvent dans un train allant de Londres à Edimbourg. L'un dit à l'autre : « Excusez-moi Monsieur, mais qu'est-ce que ce paquet à l'aspect bizarre que vous avez placé dans le filet au-dessus de votre tête ? — Ah ça, c'est un MacGuffin. — Qu'est-ce que c'est un MacGuffin ? — Eh bien c'est un appareil pour attraper les lions dans les montagnes d'Écosse — Mais il n'y a pas de lions dans les montagnes d'Écosse. — Dans ce cas, ce n'est pas un MacGuffin » . Hitchcock utilisait souvent cette anecdote pour se moquer de ceux qui exigent une explication et une cohérence parfaite pour tous les éléments d'un film, qu'il appelle les vraisemblants. Ce qui l'intéresse c'est de manipuler le spectateur, et qu'il ait aussi peur que le héros ou l'héroïne de son film. Peu importe les petites approximations sur la vraisemblance. Hitchcock considérait les films comme un spectacle en soi et non une copie conforme de la réalité. C'est pourquoi dans les films d'Hitchcock le MacGuffin est totalement anecdotique, c'est un élément de l'histoire qui sert à l'initialiser voire à la justifier mais qui s'avère, en fait, sans grande importance au cours du déroulement du film.
- A MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of an object or goal that a character is willing to sacrifice almost anything to pursue, often with little or no explanation as to why it is so desirable. A another view point of Mac Guffins can be found at tvtropes.org
- A MacGuffin was a type of mystical creature. The Watchers traditionally selected two of these, which formed a puzzle that gave to their Slayers to test their skills. While Buffy Summers was on summer vacation at her father's house in Los Angeles, two MacGuffins made a bet with Rupert Giles that she could beat the 561 A.D. record of the Slayer, Garnhuld, by two days. She beat the record, but fell two hours short of winning the bet for Giles. After solving the puzzle, Buffy sent the MacGuffins back to Giles to get even. The trick to make them passive was to slam them into each other, which caused the MacGuffins to interlock.
- A MacGuffin is "an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance." The term was coined by Alfred Hitchcock.
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