tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post7032304947132460483..comments2024-03-28T22:40:10.893-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: How to Plot a Mystery, Part 3: Quietly Give Your Heroes the Objects They NeedMatt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-77596212331452944192017-02-23T14:59:12.236-05:002017-02-23T14:59:12.236-05:00My memory is a bit hazy -- the days of binge-watch...My memory is a bit hazy -- the days of binge-watching Pixar have faded as my girls age -- but I think the ending of <i>Up</i> was similarly well structured. Carl's cane became a tool of action; the tennis balls on its feet that had been used for a gag earlier became vital; other stuff that I'm blanking out on right now.<br /><br />There's something so damn satisfying about those pieces snapping into place when they've been set up well. <i>Zootopia</i> set it all up so well you didn't even know you were being set up until it was over. (It's called a hustle, sweetie.)Harvey Jerkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118848012122050416noreply@blogger.com