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As corollaries, you can ensure [[A Simple Plan]]'s success by making it an [[Unspoken Plan]], and guarantee failure by telling the audience the details of the [[Zany Scheme]]. Expect to hear the phrase "I've got a plan" spoken by one of the characters with no further explanation [["I Know What We Can Do!" Cut|before the cut]] to the next scene. Explaining the plan after it's been carried out is optional. |
As corollaries, you can ensure [[A Simple Plan]]'s success by making it an [[Unspoken Plan]], and guarantee failure by telling the audience the details of the [[Zany Scheme]]. Expect to hear the phrase "I've got a plan" spoken by one of the characters with no further explanation [["I Know What We Can Do!" Cut|before the cut]] to the next scene. Explaining the plan after it's been carried out is optional. |
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The '''Unspoken Plan Guarantee''' is also why heroes always manage to escape a villain's [[Death Trap]]: the villains always insist on [[To the Pain|describing exactly what the traps do]]. |
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Admittedly, the reason for revealing only failed plans to the audience is obvious. Where's the drama in something going wrong if no one knows what was ''supposed'' to happen? Conversely, where's the drama in seeing exactly what you were just told would happen? |
Admittedly, the reason for revealing only failed plans to the audience is obvious. Where's the drama in something going wrong if no one knows what was ''supposed'' to happen? Conversely, where's the drama in seeing exactly what you were just told would happen? |
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* Carefully laid out plans are made for the overthrowing of Emperor Commodus in ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]'' involving the release of Maximus and a coup against the empire. The plan fails when they are betrayed by a Senator. |
* Carefully laid out plans are made for the overthrowing of Emperor Commodus in ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]'' involving the release of Maximus and a coup against the empire. The plan fails when they are betrayed by a Senator. |
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* ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' spends good five minutes describing the plan and showing it being executed in the intercuts. As soon as all details are established, things get wrong. |
* ''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' spends good five minutes describing the plan and showing it being executed in the intercuts. As soon as all details are established, things get wrong. |
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* ''[[Valkyrie]]'' spends a good half of the film on carefully plotting a coup to take over Germany by assassinating Hitler. It almost worked. |
* ''[[Valkyrie (film)|Valkyrie]]'' spends a good half of the film on carefully plotting a coup to take over Germany by assassinating Hitler. It almost worked. |
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* In ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' Shoshanna's plan to burn down her theater while it was full of Nazis goes off perfectly, but she doesn't live to see it. However, it's hinted that she wasn't planning to survive the fire anyway. |
* In ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' Shoshanna's plan to burn down her theater while it was full of Nazis goes off perfectly, but she doesn't live to see it. However, it's hinted that she wasn't planning to survive the fire anyway. |
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** ''Basterds'' has a number of plans that don't go according to plan as a result of being discussed. |
** ''Basterds'' has a number of plans that don't go according to plan as a result of being discussed. |
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