Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
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[From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms (see below for the URL of our Home Page) and our isolation and identification of more than 188 stages of the Hero's Journey you need to know about ...]
The Hero's Journey is the template on which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based after. In fact, all of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed based on this template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
The Hero's Journey:
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has a story about what is and how it should be told.
b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid and so on.
c) Give a concrete process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharsis).
d) Gives you a universal structural template on which your story can situational superimposed.
and more …
HOLY ASSEMBLY
One element of the Hero's Journey (often at the stage of the meeting with the supernatural help / mentor) is the joint frequency of a Sacred Meeting between the Hero and Mentor. This only happens, often on the grass and mentor others often absent from that meeting:
In Wall Street (1987), Carl Fox takes Bud Fox aside when he comes to visit, his friends leave them alone.
In Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Indy and Sallah and Indy and Marcus [sic, individual scenes] discuss only the Ark (Marion plays with Sallah's children).
In Empire Strikes Back (1980), Yoda takes Luke back to his home where he debates whether to take Luke as an intern.
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Kal Bishop, MBA
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – Theatrical Trailer – © Paramount Pictures
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