| start --> | | | | main course and a dessert. It doesn't tell you |
| The Hero's Journey is the template upon which | | | | HOW TO COOK the meal. |
| the vast majority of successful stories and | | | | The magic of the Hero's Journey is that it tells |
| Hollywood blockbusters are based upon - | | | | you WHAT TO WRITE! |
| understanding this template is a priority for story | | | | The reason is simple. |
| or screenwriters. | | | | All heroes (including heroines and antiheros) |
| The Hero's Journey: | | | | undergo the same process towards apotheosis |
| · Attempts to tap into unconscious | | | | and beyond. So what you need to do is |
| expectations the audience has regarding what a | | | | understand that process and guide your hero |
| story is and how it should be told. | | | | along it within the context of your story. |
| · Gives the writer more structural | | | | Consider this:o Titanic (1997) grossed over |
| elements than simply three or four acts, plot | | | | $600,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a |
| points, mid point and so on. | | | | template.o Star Wars (1977) grossed over |
| · Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and | | | | $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a |
| symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied | | | | template.o Shrek 2 (2004) grossed over |
| stories to be created. | | | | $436,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a |
| The Hero's Journey is also a study of repeating | | | | template.o ET (1982) grossed over $434,000,000 |
| patterns in successful stories and screenplays. It is | | | | - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.o |
| compelling that screenwriters have a higher | | | | Spiderman (2002) grossed over $432,000,000 - |
| probability of producing quality work when they | | | | uses the Hero's Journey as a template. |
| mirror the recurring patterns found in successful | | | | The detailed, complete deconstruction and the |
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| Syd Field's theories discuss the three acts, plot | | | | can be found at |
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