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Kal Bishop's 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].
THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY
MASTER PLOT
There is a theory that there are a finite number of Plots (Tragedy, Rags to Riches, Rebirth. Man vs Machine, Man vs Environment etc). If you deconstruct these, you will find that they all reduce to the Hero's Journey, which is the Master Plot.
Further, if you reduce these, you will see degrees of Detachment and Attachment, New Self and Transformation.
The point being that, most plots are variant situations of the same base (and it is the base that you must first master).
(For the Complete 188+ stage Hero's Journey simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ )
ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:
*****Transcendental Powers Remain Behind*****
The Hero must fight his (or her) Final Battle alone - how else can he (or she) be certain that the antagonisms (which in no small measure are psychological) have certainly been overcome.
Allies remain behind: In Lord of the Rings, (2003), Frodo journeys up the mountain alone. In Alien (1979), no one is left but Ripley.
Mentors remain behind: In the Wizard of Oz (1939), the Wizard cannot control his balloon and flies away. In Wall Street (1987), Bud Fox falls out with his Dad, Carl Fox.
Magical Aids remain behind: In American Beauty (1999), Ricky can no longer supply Lester with marijuana. In Bullitt (1968), Frank no longer has Ross' dead body to play with.
*****Seizing the Sword*****
The Sword is a metpahor for an Expansion of Consciousness and represented by a tangible (most often fire (symbolising power), a bride (symbolising Romantic Conquest) or treasure). But it can be any tangible. In Syriana (2006), it is simply a post-it note. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), it is the kidnapping of the owners of the car.
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The Complete 188 stage HeroÂ’s Journey and other story structure templates can be found at http://www.heros-journey.info/
188 stages of the Hero's Journey can also be reached from http://www.story-structure.org/
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Kal Bishop, MBA