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The Hero's Journey: Meeting the Supernatural Aid

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 . T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y : 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . C o n s i d e r t h i s : 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y : M e e t i n g t h e S u p e r n a t u r a l A i d M u c h c a n b e ( a n d o f t e n i s ) m a d e o f t h e m e e t i n g b e t e e n t h e H e r o a n d S u p e r n a t u r a l A i d . F o r e x a m p l e , i t i s a S a c r e d M e e t i n g o n H a l l o w G r o u n d ; u s u a l l y i n t h e M e n t o r s h o m e e n v i r o n m e n t ; w h e r e o t h e r s m a k e t h e m s e l v e s a b s e n t ; i n a p l a c e t h a t i s g u a r d e d b y a l l i e d s p i r i t s . I n S t a r W a r s ( 1 9 7 7 ) , B e n a n d L u k e t a l k i n B e n s h o m e . C 3 P O s h u t s h i m s e l f d o w n . I n R a i d e r s o f t h e L o s t A r k ( 1 9 8 1 ) , I n d y a n d S a l l a h h a v e a m e e t i n g , a s d o a n d I n d y a n d M a r c u s . B o t h t a k e p l a c e i n t h e h o m e . M a r i o n e t a l i s b u s y p l a y i n g w i t h t h e k i d s . I n W a l l S t r e e t ( 1 9 8 7 ) , C a r l t a k e s B u d a s i d e . C a r k F o x ' s b u d d i e s l e a v e t h e m a l o n e . I n T h e I n c r e d i b l e s ( 2 0 0 4 ) , M r I n c r e d i b l e m e e t s E d n a i n h e r p r i v a t e , g u a r d e d e n v i r o n m e n t . L e a r n m o r e T h e C o m p l e t e 1 8 8 s t a g e H e r o s J o u r n e y a n d F R E E 1 7 s t a g e s a m p l e a n d o t h e r s t o r y s t r u c t u r e t e m p l a t e s c a n b e f o u n d a t < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / m a n a g i n g - c r e a t i v i t y . c o m / " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / m a n a g i n g - c r e a t i v i t y . c o m / < / A > Y o u c a n a l s o r e c e i v e a r e g u l a r , f r e e n e w s l e t t e r b y e n t e r i n g y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s a t t h i s s i t e . K a l B i s h o p , M B A * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 .

Author: Kal Bishop

Author Bio:

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.