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{{quote|''"What's that? A transport! I'm saved!"''|'''C-3PO''', ''[[Star Wars]]: [[A New Hope]]''}}
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...But, what's this? There's a light in the distance. Our heroes may have found shelter from that dreadful storm or, at least, a place to rest before resuming the journey. Yes, it seems that one of the ways to show the audience that characters have [[Hope Spot|a glimmer of hope in an otherwise gloomy situation]] is to have something light the way, literally.
This is caused at least partly by the fact that, celestial bodies aside, light-producing objects are rare in
Of course, the source of this light [[Light Is Not Good|frequently turns out to be bad]], and possibly worse than whatever our heroes were seeking shelter from. This particular wrinkle dates back at least to [[Ghost Lights]] and will-o'-the-wisps from folklore.
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]:'' [[Ear Worm|"There's a light, over at the Frankenstein Place."]]
* ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''. As Sir Galahad is struggling through a forest at night, he sees a castle in the distance with a
* In ''[[Barbie]] and the Diamond Castle,'' the heroines are lost in a forest and out of food and water. Just then, Liana notices smoke coming from just beyond the trees, leading them to an [[The Final Temptation|isolated mansion]].
* The very beginning of ''[[The Iron Giant]]'': A fisherman and his boat are caught in a horrible storm, and he's searching for the lighthouse to find his way out. He thinks he's found it upon seeing a light in the distance, but that assumption quickly fades away when the light turns and reveals itself to be two
* Threepio seeing the Jawa sandcrawler in the distance in the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie.
* [[Finding Nemo|"It's so...pretty!"]]
** To
* "And we lights the city ... not just for him, but for all of 'em that're still out there. 'Cause we knows ... there'll come a night, when they sees the distant light ... and they'll be comin' home." (''[[Mad Max]] Beyond Thunderdome'', final words.)
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