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A [[Predefined Messages|phrase]] used to decry the abrupt removal of a minor element, be it a [[Bit Character|character]], action, or [[Four Lines, All Waiting|plotline]]. The person or thing in question is suddenly dropped from the story for no apparent reason with no resolution, nor any explanation as to what happened to it. |
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There are several main reasons this happens: in movies, the most common is that scenes are excised in editing, but references to them still remain elsewhere in the film. Another common reason is that a [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] audience mistakenly attached too much importance to what always was intended to be a throwaway. A third is that [[The Law of Conservation of Detail]] was not properly applied: a [[Bit Character]] was a little too lively, so that he didn't appear a throw-away, as why was that much detail given for one? |
There are several main reasons this happens: in movies, the most common is that scenes are excised in editing, but references to them still remain elsewhere in the film. Another common reason is that a [[Wrong Genre Savvy]] audience mistakenly attached too much importance to what always was intended to be a throwaway. A third is that [[The Law of Conservation of Detail]] was not properly applied: a [[Bit Character]] was a little too lively, so that he didn't appear a throw-away, as why was that much detail given for one? |
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