< P > T h e H e r o s J o u r n e y i s t h e t e m p l a t e u p o n w h i c h t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f s u c c e s s f u l s t o r i e s a n d H o l l y w o o d b l o c k b u s t e r s a r e b a s e d u p o n . U n d e r s t a n d i n g t h i s t e m p l a t e i s a p r i o r i t y f o r s t o r y o r s c r e e n w r i t e r s . < / P > < P > T h e H e r o s J o u r n e y : < / P > < P > A t t e m p t s t o t a p i n t o u n c o n s c i o u s e x p e c t a t i o n s t h e a u d i e n c e h a s r e g a r d i n g w h a t a s t o r y i s a n d h o w i t s h o u l d b e t o l d . < / P > < P > G i v e s t h e w r i t e r m o r e s t r u c t u r a l e l e m e n t s t h a n s i m p l y t h r e e o r f o u r a c t s , p l o t p o i n t s , m i d p o i n t a n d s o o n . < / P > < P > I n t e r p r e t e d m e t a p h o r i c a l l y , l a t e r a l l y a n d s y m b o l i c a l l y , a l l o w s a n i n f i n i t e n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s t o r i e s t o b e c r e a t e d . < / P > < P > T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y i s a l s o a s t u d y o f r e p e a t i n g p a t t e r n s i n s u c c e s s f u l s t o r i e s a n d s c r e e n p l a y s . I t i s c o m p e l l i n g t h a t s c r e e n w r i t e r s h a v e a h i g h e r p r o b a b i l i t y o f p r o d u c i n g q u a l i t y w o r k w h e n t h e y m i r r o r t h e r e c u r r i n g p a t t e r n s f o u n d i n s u c c e s s f u l s c r e e n p l a y s . < / P > < P > C o n s i d e r t h i s : < / P > < P > T i t a n i c ( 1 9 9 7 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S t a r W a r s ( 1 9 7 7 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 6 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S h r e k 2 ( 2 0 0 4 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > E T ( 1 9 8 2 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S p i d e r m a n ( 2 0 0 2 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > O u t o f A f r i c a ( 1 9 8 5 ) , T e r m s o f E n d e a r m e n t ( 1 9 8 3 ) , D a n c e s w i t h W o l v e s ( 1 9 9 0 ) , G l a d i a t o r ( 2 0 0 0 ) A l l A c a d e m y A w a r d W i n n e r s B e s t F i l m a r e b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > A n t i - h e r o s t o r i e s ( R a g i n g B u l l ( 1 9 8 0 ) , G o o d f e l l a s ( 1 9 9 0 ) e t c ) a r e a l l b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > H e r o i n e s J o u r n e y s t o r i e s ( M i l l i o n D o l l a r B a b y ( 2 0 0 4 ) , O u t o f A f r i c a ( 1 9 8 0 ) e t c ) a r e a l l b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > < B > D e e p S t r u c t u r e < / B > < / P > < P > T h e s t a n d a r d H e r o ' s J o u r n e y b o a s t s 1 7 s t a g e s b u t d e e p a n a l y t i c s r e v e a l m a n y m o r e s t a g e s a n d r e c u r r i n g t h e m e s a n d p a t t e r n s . B e l o w i s a s m a l l e x a m p l e ; a b a s i c d e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f S i l e n c e o f t h e L a m b s ( A c a d e m y A w a r d B e s t F i l m , 1 9 9 1 ) . < / P > < P > I n t r o d u c e H e r o a n d C a p a b i l i t i e s [ C l a r i c e t a c k l i n g t h e F B I a s s a u l t c o u r s e ] . < / P > < P > H e r a l d b r i n g s t h e C a l l t o A d v e n t u r e [ J a c k C r a w f o r d s e n d s C l a r i c e t o v i s i t L e c t e r ( h e r S u p e r n a t u r a l A i d ) ] . < / P > < P > T h r e s h o l d G u a r d i a n [ D r C h i l t e r n o b s t r u c t s C l a r i c e ' s v i s i t t o L e c t e r ] . < / P > < P > R e f u s a l [ L e c t e r r e f u s e s t o h e l p ] . < / P > < P > O v e r c o m i n g R e f u s a l [ L e c t e r ' s c e l l m a t e i s r u d e a n d c a u s e s L e c t e r t o h e l p C l a r i c e b y w a y o f a p o l o g y ] . L e c t e r s e n d s C l a r i c e t o t h e F i r s t T h r e s h o l d [ t h e g a r a g e ] . < / P > < P > P h y s i c a l S e p a r a t i o n / B e l l y o f t h e W h a l e [ L e c t e r s a y s h e ' l l h e l p C l a r i c e c a t c h B u f f a l o B i l l ] . < / P > < P > A n t a g o n i s m d e v e l o p e d [ B u f f a l o B i l l k i d n a p s s e n a t o r ' s d a u g h t e r ] . < / P > < P > T r a n s f o r m a t i o n / R o a d o f T r i a l s x 3 [ C l a r i c e c o n t r o l s t h e p o l i c e o f f i c e r s ; a n a l y s e s t h e d e a d b o d y i n C l a y C o u n t y ; l e a r n s a b o u t t h e c o c o o n ] . < / P > < P > R e s i s t a n c e t o t h e M e e t i n g w i t h t h e O r a c l e [ D r C h i l t e r n o b s t r u c t s C l a r i c e f r o m s e e i n g L e c t e r b e f o r e h e i s m o v e d ] . < / P > < P > J o u r n e y t o t h e S w o r d [ L e c t e r j o u r n e y s t o m e e t t h e S e n a t o r ] . < / P > < P > S e i z i n g t h e S w o r d [ C l a r i c e g e t s t h e i n f o s h e n e e d s , w h i c h L e c t e r h a s w r i t t e n i n t h e c a s e f i l e s ; C l a r i c e l e a r n s t h e s i g n i f i c a n c e o f S i l e n c e o f t h e L a m b s ] . < / P > < P > R e b i r t h t h r o u g h D e a t h [ L e c t e r e s c a p e s a n d k i l l s ] . < / P > < P > R e w a r d [ C l a r i c e k n o w s L e c t e r w i l l n o t c o m e a f t e r h e r ] . < / P > < P > A t o n e m e n t w i t h t h e F a t h e r [ C l a r i c e l e a r n s t h a t B u f f a l o B i l l c a n o n l y c o v e t w h a t h e s e e s ] . < / P > < P > A p o t h e o s i s [ h e ' s m a k i n g a s k i n s u i t ] . < / P > < P > U l t i m a t e B o o n [ C r a w f o r d h a s ( a l l e g e d l y ) f o u n d B u f f a l o B i l l ] . < / P > < P > R e f u s a l [ C r a w f o r d t e l l s C l a r i c e n o t t o c o m e t o C h i c a g o b u t g o t o B e l v e d e r e i n s t e a d ] . < / P > < P > M a g i c F l i g h t [ S e n a t o r ' s d a u g h t e r a t t e m p t s t o e s c a p e ] . < / P > < P > R e s c u e f r o m W i t h o u t { C l a r i c e d i r e c t e d t o w a r d M r s L i p m a n ] . < / P > < P > C r o s s i n g t h e R e t u r n T h r e s h o l d [ C l a r i c e e n t e r s b u f f a l o B i l l s H o u s e ] . < / P > < P > M a s t e r o f t h e T w o W o r l d s [ C l a r i c e a n d B u f f a l o B i l l g u n b a t t l e ] . < / P > < P > F r e e d o m t o L i v e [ m e d a l s , g r a d u a t i o n , L e c t e r c o n f i r m s h e h a s n o p l a n s t o c a l l o n C l a r i c e ] . < / P > < P > Y o u a r e f r e e t o r e p r o d u c e t h i s a r t i c l e a s l o n g a s n o c h a n g e s a r e m a d e a n d t h e a u t h o r ' s n a m e a n d s i t e U R L a r e r e t a i n e d . < / P >
Author: Kal Bishop
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Kal Bishop
Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller.
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