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  2. Motifs in the James Bond film series - Wikipedia

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    Q, to Bond, Licence to Kill There are several running jokes throughout the series. Established in Goldfinger is Q's continuing disgust at how his equipment is often lost, damaged or destroyed by Bond during missions. Another is how easily distracted Bond is in the lab ("Now pay attention") as Q rattles off details about the use of the equipment which Bond needs to commit to memory. Another ...

  3. The Crying of Lot 49 - Wikipedia

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    The Crying of Lot 49 is a novella by the American author Thomas Pynchon.It was published on April 27, 1966, by J. B. Lippincott & Co. [1] The shortest of Pynchon's novels, the plot follows Oedipa Maas, a young Californian woman who begins to embrace a conspiracy theory as she possibly unearths a centuries-old feud between two mail distribution companies.

  4. Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films - Wikipedia

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    Hitchcock used this plot device extensively. Many of his suspense films use this device: a detail that, by inciting curiosity and desire, drives the plot and motivates the characters' actions within the story. However, the specific identity of the item is unimportant to the plot. State secrets of various kinds serve as MacGuffins in several of ...

  5. Themes of The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    Scholars and critics have identified many themes of The Lord of the Rings, a major fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, including a reversed quest, the struggle of good and evil, death and immortality, fate and free will, the danger of power, and various aspects of Christianity such as the presence of three Christ figures, for prophet, priest, and king, as well as elements like hope and ...

  6. The Help (film) - Wikipedia

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    The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name.The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.

  7. List of genres - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment (film, television, music, and video games), excluding genres in the visual arts.. Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of stylistic criteria.

  8. List of films based on toys - Wikipedia

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    The Secret of the Sword (1985) Raggedy Ann & Andy - Hasbro (since 1983) Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977) Rainbow Brite - Hallmark Cards / Mattel. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (1985) Rescue Heroes - Fisher-Price. Rescue Heroes: The Movie (2003) - direct-to-video. Robotix - Milton Bradley / Hasbro.

  9. Cultural depictions of elephants - Wikipedia

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    Elephants have also been featured in the modern live action Disney movies Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000), and the 2019 remake of Dumbo. Horton Hears a Who! is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film based on the 1954 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.