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Chekhov’s Gun and Phasmids

April 4, 2012April 4, 2012Chekhov's Gun, Deus Ex Machina, foreshadow, Kung Fu Panda 2, Master and Commander, Megamind, phasmid, plant, story theory

What does Chekhov’s Gun have to do with phasmids, dehydraters and cannonballs? Well, a couple of months ago I went through a movie binge – two dozen movies in two weeks – that helped answer that question. Firstly, though,

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