The word of reference is used in the field of knowledge, when dopting shades of meaning particular to the contexts in which it is used.
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In the popular online game WOW(World of Warcraft), when players achieve 45 level, they can get a task named The Shawshank Redemption. The content of this quest is similar to the famous movie. Players have to help the NPC to find a equipment and escape from the cave together. That is one example of a game refered to a movie. In world of Warcraft, a lot of quests and conversation are refered to classic movie or famous news.
Distant Waves is a novel by Suzanne Weyn. it based on the titanic story, combining science, spiritualism, history, and romance together.
it is an fantastic novel since elements
such as spiritualism (some main characters have the 'gift' to
connect 'the other world') as well as SCI-FI materials, such as
the time machine. The most important thing is this story is a happy ending one, where the reversed Jack and Rose stay togther after the titanic tragedy due to the time machine.
Famous amongst fans for its take on different pop culture references, the couch gag or the opening sequence from The Simpsons parodied the HBO Game of Thrones opening in March 2012. Watch as House Stark, the King's Landing, different sigils and swords from the series come together to give you a witty take on a series that is on record as the most pirated tv series of 2012.
Cat Mario 3 or Neko Mario, is a 2D Jpanese plataform freeware video game, released in February 2007, that is known for its high level of difficulty. The game contains elements that resemble and parody Super Mario. The level design its clearly based on Super Mario while the musics were mixed from other projects.