Sarang needham this ring to cover all
the lands of second dollars these drive
the story forward shooting at a moon’s
voltage ventilator welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down the top ten key movie plot
points AKA
MacGuffins just to be clear we’re
counting down the greatest solitary
things that fueled entire story lines
number 10 Private Ryan Saving Private
Ryan so what do you guys hope we’re here
for him Ryan
macer the driving point of this story is
exactly what it sounds like
after all three of his brothers are
killed in action paratrooper Private
Ryan is chosen by the American
government to be sought out and brought
home by a team of soldiers as a gesture
towards his grieving family it’s not
gonna be easy finding one particular
soldier middle this whole goddamn toilet
in the
is back and needles interestingly Matt
Damon’s Ryan refuses to leave the
battlefield and continues to fight
alongside the men that sacrificed so
much to find him I have my orders to sir
they don’t include me abandoning my post
I understand that but this changes
things I don’t see that it does sir
number nine rabbit’s foot mission
impossible 3 what is your rabbit’s foot
who are you who’s the buyer you don’t
have any idea what the hell’s going on
dear sometimes there is nothing worse
than being teased with something that is
ambiguous and potentially dangerous yeah
my wife girlfriend
because you know what I’m gonna do next
I’m gonna find her whoever she is I’m
gonna find her and I’m gonna hurt her
that is exactly what the rabbit’s foot
is all about like Keyser söze in the
usual suspects everyone is terrified of
its capabilities but no one actually has
proof that it exists
a series of nebulous conversations
regarding its power have us almost
screaming at the screen the good guys
want it because the bad guys want it Hey
one thing rabbit’s foot what is it
promise me you’ll stay I’ll tell you
number eight Maltese Falcon the Maltese
Falcon you don’t know whether that is oh
I know what it’s supposed to look like I
know the value when human life heal
people put on it the ultimate smash and
grab movie this film presents the most
iconic example of a movie MacGuffin as
it was a statue that can be seen held
and possessed while serving as the
perfect temptation for any criminal I
must ask you for that other I held up my
end you got your ding it it’s your hard
luck that mine it wasn’t what you wanted
here
Humphrey Bogart plays a detective who
must outwit three thieves and prevent
them from stealing The Maltese Falcon
statute which kept the entire plot
moving forward now let’s talk about the
Blackbird its mr. Spade have you any
conception of how much money can be good
for that Blackbird no good sir if I told
you I told you ha call me a liar no not
even if I thought so would you tell me
what it is and I’ll figure out the
profit number seven the ransom the Big
Lebowski Walter what the fuck you
thinking man you’re right dude I got to
thinkin I got to thinkin why should we
settle for a measly few winning grand
we just said you just wanted to come
along my point dude is why should we
settle for 20 grand when we can keep the
entire million am I wrong when a wealthy
man’s wife is abducted and her body
parts start showing up a hippie called
the dude is tasked with delivering
a million dollar ransom when he enlists
his trigger-happy friend Walter’s help
only to have him pass off a case of
dirty underwear instead Walter I love
you but sooner or later you’re gonna
face the banker goddamn moron okay do
you know
Mansa fresh both the abductors and the
millionaire come after them in a big way
the solution seems simple however
eventually the ransom is stolen along
with the dudes car all before the
revelation that the million was borrowed
from a charity and never was in the
briefcase to begin with uh spoiler hey
dude
let’s go bold number six the case Pulp
Fiction Cinna case my boss’s dirty
laundry
the bust makes you do his laundry when
he wants it clean sounds like a shit job
finally I was thinking the same thing an
ominous glowing case that seems to spark
trouble is the perfect driving force
behind Tarantino’s 90s classic making an
appearance in multiple storylines weaved
throughout the contents of the case are
never actually disclosed if you don’t
have in that case I’m gonna unloading
you can face all we know is that it’s
glow renders you speechless
it’s beautiful if it wasn’t for this
movie gem thrusting our characters into
unpredictable and dangerous situations
we may not have gone on to think that
Bible readings can still be badass
and you will know my name is the Lord
when I lay my vengeance upon thee number
five the death star plans Star Wars
Episode four a new hope the next our
plans are not in the main computer where
are those transmissions what have you
done with those plans from the very
moment that that first Star Destroyer
word into the screen in pursuit of a
blockade runner we knew something major
was being sought out as it turns out
Princess Leia had come across the key to
the rebellion salvation and entrusts her
pet trash can with the information
capable of destroying the Empire’s shiny
new toy I’ll 2d – where are you
this allowed the audience to meet a
simple farm boy who would undertake an
arduous journey to become a Jedi Knight
saving the entire galaxy in the process
that’s it we did it we did it
number four Ark of the Covenant Indiana
Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark we
could have really picked any of the
relics from the Indy series but we
thought that this one really stood out
with both Indy and a horde of Nazis
hell-bent on finding the powerful Ark of
the Covenant it seems that the first one
to the finish gets the prize or so you
think Oh your life has been spent in
pursuit of archeological relics inside
the ark are treasures beyond your
wildest aspirations you want to see it
open as well as I why is this one
different
well good luck naming another plot
device that can both lure you in and
then gruesomely well melt your face
number three the microfilm North by
Northwest Lenin found the Ganga the
banks in it in your luggage and the
figure that they got at the auction sale
last night is filled with microfilm
that’s how he’s been getting this Alfred
Hitchcock plot runner takes its
inspiration from The Maltese Falcon only
this time it’s all about a mysterious
piece of microfilm that fell into the
possession of Cary Grant’s Roger
Thornhill this allows for elements of
espionage mistaken identity
mysterious antagonists and a plethora of
elaborate chase scenes
that’s right this MacGuffin led to
danger around every corner in a world in
which no one could be trusted look do
you know this man
number two the One Ring
the Lord of the Rings franchise you must
take it you cannot offer me this ring
I’m giving it to you note Petra Foca the
one ring was forged by the malevolent
Lord Sauron and was created to rule all
of the other rings of power with an
engrossing aura that possesses all of
those in its vicinity and the ability to
return its master to full power the
MacGuffin is given to Frodo Baggins must
cast it into the fires of Mount Doom
from which it was made
of course this leads our reluctant hero
to be pursued across all of middle-earth
before we reveal what nabbed our number
one spot let’s give a nod to some
honorable mentions give up Genesis she
said what in God’s name does it mean
give it up to whom it might help my
analysis if I knew what Genesis wants
beyond the biblical reference what is it
you’re after Mike something Nicholas
Romano had in the girl knew about
something very valuable hey
wait a minute everything’s cool I said
the word I did
number one rosebud
Citizen Kane this film is centered on
the last word ever spoken by the wealthy
newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane
as a result we follow reporter Jerry
Thompson in his journey to decipher the
moguls dying words he just said
Rosalind then he dropped the glass ball
and it broke on the floor he didn’t say
anything after that
and I knew he was dead through a series
of interviews and flashbacks we get to
find out who the real Charles Foster
Kane was but what does the mysterious
word rosebud meet is it someone’s name
an idea a place it’s clouded meaning is
what makes it one of cinema’s greats
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite plot motivating MacGuffin for
more tantalizing top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
Vincent we happy yeah we happy
the lands of second dollars these drive
the story forward shooting at a moon’s
voltage ventilator welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down the top ten key movie plot
points AKA
MacGuffins just to be clear we’re
counting down the greatest solitary
things that fueled entire story lines
number 10 Private Ryan Saving Private
Ryan so what do you guys hope we’re here
for him Ryan
macer the driving point of this story is
exactly what it sounds like
after all three of his brothers are
killed in action paratrooper Private
Ryan is chosen by the American
government to be sought out and brought
home by a team of soldiers as a gesture
towards his grieving family it’s not
gonna be easy finding one particular
soldier middle this whole goddamn toilet
in the
is back and needles interestingly Matt
Damon’s Ryan refuses to leave the
battlefield and continues to fight
alongside the men that sacrificed so
much to find him I have my orders to sir
they don’t include me abandoning my post
I understand that but this changes
things I don’t see that it does sir
number nine rabbit’s foot mission
impossible 3 what is your rabbit’s foot
who are you who’s the buyer you don’t
have any idea what the hell’s going on
dear sometimes there is nothing worse
than being teased with something that is
ambiguous and potentially dangerous yeah
my wife girlfriend
because you know what I’m gonna do next
I’m gonna find her whoever she is I’m
gonna find her and I’m gonna hurt her
that is exactly what the rabbit’s foot
is all about like Keyser söze in the
usual suspects everyone is terrified of
its capabilities but no one actually has
proof that it exists
a series of nebulous conversations
regarding its power have us almost
screaming at the screen the good guys
want it because the bad guys want it Hey
one thing rabbit’s foot what is it
promise me you’ll stay I’ll tell you
number eight Maltese Falcon the Maltese
Falcon you don’t know whether that is oh
I know what it’s supposed to look like I
know the value when human life heal
people put on it the ultimate smash and
grab movie this film presents the most
iconic example of a movie MacGuffin as
it was a statue that can be seen held
and possessed while serving as the
perfect temptation for any criminal I
must ask you for that other I held up my
end you got your ding it it’s your hard
luck that mine it wasn’t what you wanted
here
Humphrey Bogart plays a detective who
must outwit three thieves and prevent
them from stealing The Maltese Falcon
statute which kept the entire plot
moving forward now let’s talk about the
Blackbird its mr. Spade have you any
conception of how much money can be good
for that Blackbird no good sir if I told
you I told you ha call me a liar no not
even if I thought so would you tell me
what it is and I’ll figure out the
profit number seven the ransom the Big
Lebowski Walter what the fuck you
thinking man you’re right dude I got to
thinkin I got to thinkin why should we
settle for a measly few winning grand
we just said you just wanted to come
along my point dude is why should we
settle for 20 grand when we can keep the
entire million am I wrong when a wealthy
man’s wife is abducted and her body
parts start showing up a hippie called
the dude is tasked with delivering
a million dollar ransom when he enlists
his trigger-happy friend Walter’s help
only to have him pass off a case of
dirty underwear instead Walter I love
you but sooner or later you’re gonna
face the banker goddamn moron okay do
you know
Mansa fresh both the abductors and the
millionaire come after them in a big way
the solution seems simple however
eventually the ransom is stolen along
with the dudes car all before the
revelation that the million was borrowed
from a charity and never was in the
briefcase to begin with uh spoiler hey
dude
let’s go bold number six the case Pulp
Fiction Cinna case my boss’s dirty
laundry
the bust makes you do his laundry when
he wants it clean sounds like a shit job
finally I was thinking the same thing an
ominous glowing case that seems to spark
trouble is the perfect driving force
behind Tarantino’s 90s classic making an
appearance in multiple storylines weaved
throughout the contents of the case are
never actually disclosed if you don’t
have in that case I’m gonna unloading
you can face all we know is that it’s
glow renders you speechless
it’s beautiful if it wasn’t for this
movie gem thrusting our characters into
unpredictable and dangerous situations
we may not have gone on to think that
Bible readings can still be badass
and you will know my name is the Lord
when I lay my vengeance upon thee number
five the death star plans Star Wars
Episode four a new hope the next our
plans are not in the main computer where
are those transmissions what have you
done with those plans from the very
moment that that first Star Destroyer
word into the screen in pursuit of a
blockade runner we knew something major
was being sought out as it turns out
Princess Leia had come across the key to
the rebellion salvation and entrusts her
pet trash can with the information
capable of destroying the Empire’s shiny
new toy I’ll 2d – where are you
this allowed the audience to meet a
simple farm boy who would undertake an
arduous journey to become a Jedi Knight
saving the entire galaxy in the process
that’s it we did it we did it
number four Ark of the Covenant Indiana
Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark we
could have really picked any of the
relics from the Indy series but we
thought that this one really stood out
with both Indy and a horde of Nazis
hell-bent on finding the powerful Ark of
the Covenant it seems that the first one
to the finish gets the prize or so you
think Oh your life has been spent in
pursuit of archeological relics inside
the ark are treasures beyond your
wildest aspirations you want to see it
open as well as I why is this one
different
well good luck naming another plot
device that can both lure you in and
then gruesomely well melt your face
number three the microfilm North by
Northwest Lenin found the Ganga the
banks in it in your luggage and the
figure that they got at the auction sale
last night is filled with microfilm
that’s how he’s been getting this Alfred
Hitchcock plot runner takes its
inspiration from The Maltese Falcon only
this time it’s all about a mysterious
piece of microfilm that fell into the
possession of Cary Grant’s Roger
Thornhill this allows for elements of
espionage mistaken identity
mysterious antagonists and a plethora of
elaborate chase scenes
that’s right this MacGuffin led to
danger around every corner in a world in
which no one could be trusted look do
you know this man
number two the One Ring
the Lord of the Rings franchise you must
take it you cannot offer me this ring
I’m giving it to you note Petra Foca the
one ring was forged by the malevolent
Lord Sauron and was created to rule all
of the other rings of power with an
engrossing aura that possesses all of
those in its vicinity and the ability to
return its master to full power the
MacGuffin is given to Frodo Baggins must
cast it into the fires of Mount Doom
from which it was made
of course this leads our reluctant hero
to be pursued across all of middle-earth
before we reveal what nabbed our number
one spot let’s give a nod to some
honorable mentions give up Genesis she
said what in God’s name does it mean
give it up to whom it might help my
analysis if I knew what Genesis wants
beyond the biblical reference what is it
you’re after Mike something Nicholas
Romano had in the girl knew about
something very valuable hey
wait a minute everything’s cool I said
the word I did
number one rosebud
Citizen Kane this film is centered on
the last word ever spoken by the wealthy
newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kane
as a result we follow reporter Jerry
Thompson in his journey to decipher the
moguls dying words he just said
Rosalind then he dropped the glass ball
and it broke on the floor he didn’t say
anything after that
and I knew he was dead through a series
of interviews and flashbacks we get to
find out who the real Charles Foster
Kane was but what does the mysterious
word rosebud meet is it someone’s name
an idea a place it’s clouded meaning is
what makes it one of cinema’s greats
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite plot motivating MacGuffin for
more tantalizing top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
Vincent we happy yeah we happy
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