deus ex machina

deus ex machina englannista suomeksi

1. deus ex machina, ihmeratkaisu

0. Substantiivi

1. keinotekoinen juonenkäänne">keinotekoinen juonenkäänne, deus ex machina

2. ihmeratkaisu

deus ex machina englanniksi

1. Any resolution to a story that does not pay due regard to the story's internal logic and that is so unlikely that it challenges of disbelief, and presumably allows the author, director, or developer to end the story in the way that they desired.

2. {{quote-journal|en|date=2007-08-12|author=Christopher Hitchens|title=Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/books/review/Hitchens-t.html

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4. A contrived solution to a problem, relying on an agent external to the situation.

5. (quote-web) is mostly notable as the most extreme expression of peculiar pleas by Trump opponents who seek some ''deus ex machina'' that will stop the president: generals simply disobeying the president, other civil servants refusing to follow through on orders, or even the invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

6. A deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in a difficult situation(cite-book) (i.e., to resolve a crisis, or untangle issues surrounding it, a character logically expected to do so).

7. (quote-book)

8. A machine used to bring an actor playing a god onto the stage, either up through a trapdoor or (e.g. by crane) from above.

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