[Spoiler warning: Follow the links in the post below at your own risk, since those will reveal the names of the films in question . . . and that may mean you learn more than you want to know about the plots in question.]

Right before Margaret left for six weeks of New Zealand summer, we saw two films in a row that included a comic scene where a family corpse was moved from one place to another. In both cases, the scene in question wasn’t something either of us would have predicted about the movie when we entered the theater.

Since Margaret’s return from the Land of Relentless Scenic Beauty, we’ve seen two films in a row that ended with a crying baby being transported through a raging battle. What’s more, in both cases, the battle in question involved a guerilla uprising against a fascist state. And, again, this wasn’t necessarily something one could necessarily have guessed in advance.

So now we’re wondering what quirky theme we’re in for next. Movies where people mistakenly eat the family pet? Movies where the hero(ine)’s big secret if revealed in the backseat of a parked car? Movies where Perry Como records figure prominently in the soundtrack?