This story starts Campbell's 'The hero with a Thousand Faces.' that is his statement of the most persistent them in oral tradition and recorded literature. Christopher Vogler asserts that "all stories consist of a few common structural elements found universally in myths, fairy tales, dreams, and movies." The book explores the powerful relationship between mythology and storytelling in a clear, concise style that's made it required reading for movie executives, screenwriters, playwrights, scholars, and fans of pop culture all over the world. And Campbell gives an outline of Hero's journey; Ordinary World, Call to Adventure, Refusal of The Call, Meeting with the Mentor, Crossing the First Threshold, Tests,Allies Enemies, Approach to the Inmost Cave, Ordeal, Reward, The Road Back, Resurrection, Return with th Elixir. Discover a set of useful myth-inspired storytelling paradigms like "The Hero's Journey," and step-by-step guidelines to plot and character development.
Using patterns explored in the works of Joseph Campbell (Hero With A Thousand Faces) Christopher Vogler delivers an immensely readable, illuminating explanation of why certain classic and successful stories and films resonate so strongly with their respective audiences. And breaking it down into a roadmap of events and character archetypes, Vogler teaches by example how every writer can turn a go-nowhere story idea into a journey that will captivate readers--and editors--alike. It places emphasis on the idea that everything in life has to have as much of a human and personal appeal to it, as it has a rational and practical appeal. When you try to sell something to the public, there needs to be something that appeals to their senses with so much impact that they keep coming back for more.
I am very intersted that each pattern relates with life and the story of films. We can find that what is being said resonated with us as truth about focusing one's writing. It didn't feel formulaic--just informative and thought provoking. Also our imagination is triggered into creating more relevant scenes for our characters because we have a better understanding of who they are, where they are going and why.
Question
1. Which part do you belong in your life's journey?
2. Do you agree with 12 stages? and Is it succesful in your life?
3. Can you find the stages in the movie that you watched? and which movie is hard to find the stages?
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