Nice McGuffin reference
Oddly I was looking this up this morning
These are objects, people, or information that drive the plot and motivate characters but whose specific details or contents are often irrelevant to the audience, as the focus is on the journey and conflict the MacGuffin creates.
Ark of the Civenant in Raiders
Briefcase in Pulp Fiction
Rosebud
Maltese Falcon
R2-D2 with the Deathstar schematics
The Letters of Transit in Casablanca: The letters are a powerful tool that characters will go to great lengths to possess, but their true power lies in the conflict they create among the characters rather than the letters themselves.
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