Act 1: Departure
Call to Adventure
Refusal of the Call
Supernatural Aid
Crossing the Threshold
Accepting the Call
'Belly of the Whale' (engulfed or dominated by opponent)
Act 2: Initiation
Road of Trials
Meeting with 'godess'
Meeting with temptress
Atonement with the Father
Apotheosis (ascending to a divine level)
Act 3: Return
Refusal to Return
Magic Flight
Rescue from Without
Crossing the Threshold (again)
Master of the Two Worlds
Freedom
This formula is used in almost all blockbuster successes. All of these terms are highly changeable; it is only the impact of each that matters. For example, Crossing the Threshold (in Act 1) for Lord of the Rings may be when the hobbits leave the Shire. In Alice in Wonderland it is when she falls down the rabbit hole. In The Hangover it is when they head out on the roadtrip.
I thought this was pretty cool, hope you do too!
Let me slap some prog on you.
once you know about it, you see it in every film
ReplyDeleteVery interesting theory, I've always been fascinated by the similarities throughout different cultures.
ReplyDeleteCrazy, makes me think of all the parallels there are with the story of Noah's Ark and many other stories amongst different religions.
ReplyDeleteReally cool theories.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! I assume this is from Kovac's course or some related reading? I'm so excited for that course!
ReplyDeleteYeah it is, and you should be! Its pretty great.
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