"In fiction, a MacGuffin is a plot device in the form of some goal, desired object, or other motivator that the protagonist pursues, often with little or no narrative explanation."
We took inspiration from director Alfred Hitchcock in having a MacGuffin in our film opening. The bag/memory stick is the main focus in the opening, however we intend to not have it included in the rest of the film. In doing this the audience can forget about it, only for it to be used in the climax of the film and link the story together.
Examples
- George Lucas - R2-D2 was described as a MacGuffin. He is the "main driving force of the film"
- J.J Abrams - In Mission Impossible III Abrams uses the rabbit foot as a MacGuffin, it was the object that Ethan needed to deliver to Davies
- Steven Spielberg - The crystal skull is another example of a MacGuffin in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. However this was seen as an unsatisfying MacGuffin. Spielberg himself said "I sympathise with people who didn't like the MacGuffin because I never liked the MacGuffin".
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