The Rule of Three Explained - Jon Solo

In last week's episode of Messed Up Origins we briefly touched on a writing principle known as the Rule of Three. Today we're breaking that famous rule down and looking at examples from your favorite childhood stories!

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[JonSolo]

Thanks for watching, SoloFam!! Hope you enjoyed the video! Don’t forgot to SMAAAASH that like button and ring that bell! (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞

[lexiebabii]

“Three too many Pirates of the Caribbean” 😂😂 seriously though, you’d make an amazing literature professor.😉

[Raffi.Sabghir]

Knock, Knock, Knock, Penny
Knock, Knock, Knock, Penny
Knock, Knock, Knock, Penny
~ Sheldon Cooper from TBBT

[Na-klmx]

Does anyone love his voice or it just me? 🤔😂

[AlexanderComics]

7:17 I see you displayed your social media accounts in three.

[jessicacostilla]

If you could I'd be interested in you doing an episode on the Three Billy Goats Gruff.

[Zodia]

You find it in Religion too like the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit in Christianity. In writing essays, there's the Summary, Body, and Conclusion. You have past, present, and future. And it seems 3 means "all" too, so it's a very powerful symbol.

[Bbill]

"Stop, drop, and roll, when someone lights them on fire" I laughed so hard. XD

[Psybur]

Dude, I just realized, your VIDEO could technically be described in threes: Introduction, body, conclusion! This is FUN: the human ability to see patterns through chaos is radical!

[wendychavez]

Tall, dark, and handsome most certainly refers to Jon Solo!

[valdezd]

Another thing about the rule of three I find interesting is that it also applies to religion. Catholicism has the Trinity (father, son, holy spirit), and I believe Muslims believe in something similar, but Paganism, as long as it has been around, has several sects that believe in three "deities"; for some, there is the male, female, and absolute (I believe that is what it is called). There is another sect (this one is more commonly wiccan) that believes in the three goddesses (sometimes called the "Three-in-One") The Mother, The Maiden, and the Crone. Just something I found interesting and wanted to share. Definitely do more vids like this though!

[saximaphone]

I noticed these patterns in video games. Usually how many times you need to hit a boss is either 3 or 5.

[yvesforbesfloresiii]

Please do the Messed Up Origins of the following:
Hansel and Gretel
Frozen
Anastasia
The Swan Princess
Thumbelina
The Lion King
The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
The Sword in the Stone
Chicken Little
The Ugly Duckling
Babes in the Woods
Music Land
The Goddess of Spring

*The Ugly Duckling, Babes in the Woods, The Big Bad Wolf, Music Land, The Goddess of Spring are also part of Silly Symphonies like The Pied Piper and Three Little Pigs while Anastasia, The Swan Princess and Thumbelina are non-Disney animated films.

1. Anastasia is a loose adaptation of the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
2.The Swan Princess is based on the ballet, Swan Lake
3. Thumbelina is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
4. The Ugly Duckling, like Thumbelina, is also based on the fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen.
3. Babes in the Woods is based on a British folk tale Babes in the Wood, with some material incorporated from Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.
4. Music Land is loosely inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
5. The Goddess of Spring is based on the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades.
6. Frozen is loosely based on The Snow Queen, another fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.
7. The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride is inspired by Romeo and Juliet, like Music Land.

[sholaeke]

1st time I can actually watch immediately after the notifications come in 🤗

[ellamarie]

"three too many pirates of the Caribbean movies" that KILLED me! lol!

[Stephaly]

Won’t lie, I’m addicted to this series. I love learning, history, Disney, messed up shit and I always hit that fucken like button.

[ellieweir]

I just stopped
Dropped
And rolled
Over to my phone...
I'm crazy but I needed to get to this video fast 😂❤️

[nathanbugg]

Rule of three. Smashed with all my heart Jon. Your end tag is a rule of three. Jon Shot First.

[SPGojiFan]

Great job. I hope you can do 101 Dalmatians soon.

[andrawan]

there are land, water, and air vehicle. traffic light consist of red, yellow, and green. and most vehicle can goes forward, reverse, and stationary. those example might be a little stretch, but i just gave three examples of how the number three also effecting the world of transportation