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** Additionally, Mittens is shown at the beginning of the movie bullying pigeons to get food for her. One would most likely assume that this behavior (as well as the great lengths she goes to ''talk'' about her claws, but never use them) is simply a throwback to her acting like a mob boss, but we later find out it's because {{spoiler|she's declawed.}}

* There were several in ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]''.

** {{spoiler|The well}}

** {{spoiler|The well, which Coraline uses to get rid of the key to the Other World}}

** It was subtle but the {{spoiler|ghost eyes: the little ball that one of the mice was playing with during the circus scene; the pearl ring that the Other Forcible wears during the theatre scene; and the part of the Other Father's tractor during the garden scene.}}

** It was subtle but the {{spoiler|ghost eyes: the little ball that one of the mice was playing with during the circus scene; the pearl ring that the Other Forcible wears during the theatre scene; and the part of the Other Father's tractor during the garden scene. They were all the eyes of the ghost children.}}

** Another subtle one is {{spoiler|the Detroit Zoo snowglobe.}}

** In a way, the stale taffy {{spoiler|after Spink breaks it to reveal the green stone that would later help Coraline find the eyes of the ghost children.}}

** The green stone was a (somewhat) obvious [[Chekhov's Gun]]. What is less obvious however is how it became one. Just before the second visit to the Otherworld, Coraline baits the jumping mice with a piece of cheese. Once she gets there, it has been transformed into fine cheddar.

* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'': The scene where Mantis is giving Po acupuncture and reveals that it is very hard to find his pressure points under all the fur and fat—this becomes a key plot point during the final battle.

* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'': The scene where Mantis is giving Po acupuncture and reveals that it is very hard to find his pressure points under all the fur and fat—this becomes a key plot point during the final battle. Tai Lung simply cannot paralyze Po.

** At the prison, what seems like a [[Perpetual Molt]] trope turns out to be this as well.

** At the prison, what seems like a [[Perpetual Molt]] trope turns out to be this as well. Tai Lung uses the feather to break the lock keeping him prisoner...and that was basically all he needed to escape the prison, as secure as the warden thought it was.

** Another example is the Wushi Fingerhold, which seems like a throwaway gag near the start of the film... really, the entire movie is a love-letter to [[Chekhov's Gun]]. Remember, "there are no accidents."

** In the first movie, Po remarks how Mantis is the same size as his action figure. {{spoiler|In the second movie, Po swaps Mantis for his action figure while they were being locked up in chains so Mantis could save them after.}}

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* In [[Disney]]'s ''[[Robin Hood (Disney film)|Robin Hood]]'', the little rabbit sister can't run as fast as the other children, usually lagging behind. This becomes important in the final battle as she struggles to keep up with the evacuating villagers and Robin Hood has to double back to retrieve her, leaving him trapped on the opposite side of the gate.

* In [[Tangled]], Rapunzel's hair glows when its magic is invoked. {{spoiler|This comes in handy when she and Flynn/Eugene need light to find their way out of a watery death.}}

** At one point in the movie, Rapunzel {{spoiler|shoves Gothel into her mirror}}, causing the mirror to break. {{spoiler|Flynn/Eugene would later use a broken glass shard to cut Rapunzel's hair.}}

** At one point in the movie, Rapunzel {{spoiler|shoves Gothel into her mirror}}, causing the mirror to break. {{spoiler|Flynn/Eugene would later use a broken glass shard to cut Rapunzel's hair, so she DOESN'T have to go with Mother Gothel.}}

** Rapunzel's painted walls and the hankie Flynn buys from the marketplace {{spoiler|are what causes Rapunzel to realize she is the lost princess.}}

* Subverted in ''[[The Care Bears Movie]]'', as the key to [[Sealed Evil in a Can|seal the evil book]] is brought up, but in the climax is destroyed. Yet one of the Care Bears uses magic to remake the key.

* ''[[Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Wererabbit'']]: When Wallace seemingly dies after being freed from his wererabbit curse, Gromit remembers how much Wallace loves cheese and uses a slice to check to see if he's actually dead. Sure enough, he gets right back up...and lampshades how clever Gromit's idea was.

== Film - Live Action ==