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* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' subverts this. While Dorothy ''could'' have gone home the second she got the magic slippers, she never would have learned anything about herself if she had, and none of her new friends would have been met - not to mention all of her friends would still be in the messes ''they'' were stuck in. In other words, the journey was far more important than the destination. |
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' subverts this. While Dorothy ''could'' have gone home the second she got the magic slippers, she never would have learned anything about herself if she had, and none of her new friends would have been met - not to mention all of her friends would still be in the messes ''they'' were stuck in. In other words, the journey was far more important than the destination. |
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** And in [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|the book]] the first good witch didn't know how the slippers worked anyway... |
** And in [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|the book]] the first good witch didn't know how the slippers worked anyway... |
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** The text adventure based on the books (90% of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', about 2/3 of ''The Marvelous Land of Oz'', and Tiktok imported from ''Ozma of Oz'') [[ |
** The text adventure based on the books (90% of ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', about 2/3 of ''The Marvelous Land of Oz'', and Tiktok imported from ''Ozma of Oz'') [[lampshade]]s it. If you type "click heels" as a command, it prematurely ends the game, saying Dorothy goes through her entire life wondering what other wonders she could have seen if she stayed in Oz. |
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* In ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', a method of avoiding the conflict between the military and Na'vi had already been put to use in the form of the titular avatars. The main characters were ''supposed'' to research the area and diplomatically convince the Na'vi to allow some [[Unobtanium]] mining. Unfortunately, the main characters were so busy [[Going Native|screwing around]] that they forgot the whole "diplomacy" thing until their deadline was up, leading to a destructive battle, with hundreds of people dead on both sides. In fact, Jake was in the middle of trying to get the Na'vi out of Hometree before when Quaritch yanked him. If the 'dozer had been a bit slower, if he had gotten into the Avatar bed a few minutes earlier, if Quaritch had been a few minutes later, etc. Noted in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXraSkgssFk How It Should Have Ended .] |
* In ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'', a method of avoiding the conflict between the military and Na'vi had already been put to use in the form of the titular avatars. The main characters were ''supposed'' to research the area and diplomatically convince the Na'vi to allow some [[Unobtanium]] mining. Unfortunately, the main characters were so busy [[Going Native|screwing around]] that they forgot the whole "diplomacy" thing until their deadline was up, leading to a destructive battle, with hundreds of people dead on both sides. In fact, Jake was in the middle of trying to get the Na'vi out of Hometree before when Quaritch yanked him. If the 'dozer had been a bit slower, if he had gotten into the Avatar bed a few minutes earlier, if Quaritch had been a few minutes later, etc. Noted in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXraSkgssFk How It Should Have Ended .] |
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** In one of the deleted scenes, Jake Sully admits that he is in a no-win situation and could only stall for more time by giving Quaritch vital info on the Navi while trying to earn enough trust to convince the tribe to leave their ancestral home. |
** In one of the deleted scenes, Jake Sully admits that he is in a no-win situation and could only stall for more time by giving Quaritch vital info on the Navi while trying to earn enough trust to convince the tribe to leave their ancestral home. |
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