For example: In Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious, the plot is that an American spy sends a woman to spy on her husband who is a Nazi, and is suspected to be doing something wrong. Infact the Nazis are plannig to steal uranium. In this case, the Maguffin in the Uranium.
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Maguffin
A Maguffin is a object in a movie that is the main character desires and although it may be the object of a film, it doesn't mean it is the central point of conversation and conflict in the film.
For example: In Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious, the plot is that an American spy sends a woman to spy on her husband who is a Nazi, and is suspected to be doing something wrong. Infact the Nazis are plannig to steal uranium. In this case, the Maguffin in the Uranium.
For example: In Alfred Hitchcock's film Notorious, the plot is that an American spy sends a woman to spy on her husband who is a Nazi, and is suspected to be doing something wrong. Infact the Nazis are plannig to steal uranium. In this case, the Maguffin in the Uranium.
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