#MacGuffinfan# Issue 20 "Riabouchinska just died"
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Key words: fantasy; personality; murderer
This is another episode of a bit of a fantasy story. A ventriloquist's doll is like a real character who can talk to her and even fall into a more ambiguous relationship.
Hitchcock at the beginning of the film reveals who the murderer is. It's actually a trap to let everyone focus on this "who", which is a kind of McGuffin, but the most important thing in this episode is who is not is the murderer.
In a small theater, two people were playing a coin toss, and the dropped coin landed on a corpse. It was very interesting to "lead in at the beginning", and then quickly introduced the various states in the theater.
All attention was directed to the ventriloquist, who kept his doll at hand, packed her in an exquisite cabinet, and even bought a huge amount of insurance.
It would be understandable to say that he is wary of outsiders, but the key is that he is very wary of his family. The time he spends with the dolls far exceeds the time for his wife, and he often talks to the dolls, telling love words, making the wife even jealous of each doll.
Some people say that the doll is another personality of the performer. I think she is more like an independent personality. The male protagonist turns her into a puppet for the object he can't ask for. These are all like a strange witchcraft.
So in the end, it was the doll who pointed out the murderer and chose to leave, leaving an ambiguous answer for the audience to find out for themselves. I always feel that "Dead Silence" found inspiration in this episode, and the uncanny valley effect is really full.
McGuffin: I forgot to write this episode McGuffin for several episodes, and the McGuffin in this episode is the murderer.
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