| y"> | | | | to him before he died. |
| Watchmen (2009), is a classic Hero's Journey | | | | Near Death Experience and Rebirth: Kovac's |
| (Monomyth) story. Again, this demonstrates that | | | | recollection of the time he first committed |
| a successful screenplay cannot be written without | | | | murder: the child's death and his rebirth after that. |
| a deep understanding of this structure. | | | | Atonement with the Father: Dreiberg can't get it |
| Some of the 510+ stage Hero's Journey stages | | | | up; the inner issue needs to be resolved. |
| follow: | | | | Apotheosis: Dreiberg knows that the issues are |
| Call to Adventure: Kovacs tries to convince | | | | resolved when they return to fighting crime in the |
| Dreiberg to help find the assassin. | | | | Owl Ship. |
| Refusal of the Call: Dreiberg and the others don't | | | | Ultimate Boon: Laurie and Dreiberg use the Owl |
| believe that an assassin is after the Watchmen | | | | Ship to help fight crime. |
| and they don't want to go back to that | | | | Refusal of the Return: Kovacs fights his old foes |
| Superhero life. | | | | in prison. |
| Supernatural Aid: Dr Manhattan | | | | Rescue from Without: Laurie and Dreiberg rescue |
| Crossing of the First Threshold: the memories | | | | Kovacs. |
| induced by the burial/ | | | | Master of the Two Worlds: Manhattan kills Kovacs |
| Belly of the Whale: Laurie leaves Manhattan and | | | | for the sake of world peace; doesn't mind taking |
| moves in with Dreiberg. She's left the Old World | | | | the blame. |
| and Self and is heading for the New. | | | | Freedom to Live: Laurie and Dreiberg together; |
| Road of Trials: the hunt for some sort of truth | | | | Mrs Jupiter and Laurie work it out; Veidt is almost |
| Seizing the Sword: Kovacs finds his Arch Enemy | | | | forgiven, Manhatten goes to another galaxy and |
| and forces the truth out of him etc...; Blake came | | | | perhaps will create some life. |