Movie Notes on Intros / from Rogue Nation and (不可能的任務：失控國度) Temple of Doom (魔宮傳奇)
Use YES / NO situation to create tension
YES, is something positive happening to the protagonist, NO, is something negative
Both examples below are Intros filled with YES / NO situation tension
- satellite not connected - NO
- satellite is connected - YES
- fuel pump is locked down - NO
- electrical system not working - NO
- hydraulics not working - NO
- computer system is encrypted - NO
- wrong door, needs the other door - NO
- finally, the correct door opens, and Ethan Hunt gets in - YES
Indiana Jones and the temple of doom
- Lao Che's son points gun at Indy - NO
- Indy uses Willy as hostage - YES
- Lao Che's son puts gun away - YES
- Indy gets wrong coins, not diamonds - NO
- Indy gets correct diamonds - YES
- but almost drinks poison
- Indy passes Nurhachi over
- Indy drinks champagne, but doesn't know it's poison yet
- Lao Che reveals it's poison - NO
- Indy trades diamonds for antidote, but still doesn't get it - NO
- Wu points gun at Lao Che and his men - YES
- after champagne bottle confusion, rhythmic editing, Wu is shot - NO
- Indy almost grabs antidote - NO
- antidote gets kicked away - NO
- finally Willy gets the antidote, and puts it in her dress - YES
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