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188 Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): Journey to a Dangerous Place by Kal Bishop
The Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].
THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY
THE HERO'S JOURNEY:
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).
d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Midnight Cowboy (1969), American Beauty (1999), The Graduate (1967) and many others (all deconstructed at the URL below) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.
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*****Dangerous Place*****
A number of things occur in the Final Conflict. One of them is the setting of the scene, which is in a dangerous place. In Spiderman (2003), Peter Parker travels to meets the Green goblin high up on the San Francisco bridge. In Annie Hall (1977), Alvie must go to LA, a place he despises, to convince Annie to come back to New York with him.
****Crossing of the Return Threshold*****
The place of the Final Conflict has certain characteristics, including:
Dangerous Place. The Hero will venture to a dangerous place. In Spiderman (2002), the battle takes place on a bridge high up above the water.
From a Distance. The battle will be viewed from afar.
Magnitude of the task. The overwhelming magnitude of the task will be noted.
Strangely Confident. The Hero will be strangely confident. After all, he has gained an Expansion of Consciousness and been Reborn as a New Self.
Physical Boundary. Some form of physical marker will signify the Crossing into the Final Conflict.
*****Mentor's Attributes, Capabilities and Backstory*****
Often explicit scenes demonstrate the Mentor's (Supernatural Aid's) capabilities. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Bonnie is impressed that Clyde was in state prison for armed robbery.
*****Seizing the Sword*****
The Sword is a metpahor for an Expansion of Consciousness and represented by a tangible (most often fire (symbolising power), a bride (symbolising Romantic Conquest) or treasure). But it can be any tangible. In Syriana (2006), it is simply a post-it note. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), it is the kidnapping of the owners of the car.
*****Mentor's Capabilities Demonstrated*****
The Mentor must often demonstrate his (or her) capabilties. This occurs on a number of occasions, including within the walls of the Outer Cave of the First Threshold. In Star Wars (1977), Ben uses the light sabre to chop off the criminal's arm. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Clyde robs the store.
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Kal Bishop, MBA
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