Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable FilmsIdentifies the common ingredients in movies as varied as Die Hard, Singin' in the Rain and Boyz in the Hood, and shows how their structures follow established storyteller patterns, in particular the hero's journey. The movies are organized into ten genres. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR. |
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Introduction | 1 |
THE ROLES CHARACTERS PLAY | 13 |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 | 23 |
Copyright | |
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accept African Queen Alicia ALLIES Alvy Annie Annie Hall APPROACH THE INMOST arrives audience Beast Brody Butch and Sundance CALL TO ADVENTURE CHASE Chris Clarice Comedy commitment Conrad Dances With Wolves Darth Vader Death Star Devlin Dobbs Don Vito ELIXIR Elliott ENEMY escape Ethan face fear film finally Flor forces Gelsomina genre Gerard Gittes Gromit Han Solo heart HERO TEAM Hero's Journey Higher Cause Ilsa Indy INMOST CAVE INNER PROBLEM Jedi Journey's Kane Kane's Kevin kill Kimble Kimble's Laurie leaves Leia Louise Luke Luke Skywalker Luke's Margo mask McClane MENTOR Michael Michael Myers Munny murder needs Neff Nikita Obi-Wan ORDEAL ORDINARY WORLD OUTER PROBLEM Pepa pushes REFUSAL RESURRECTION SEQUENCE reveal REWARD Rick RIVAL ROAD BACK Romance sacrifice samurai Screenplay SHADOW SHAPESHIFTER shark Sleepless in Seattle SPECIAL WORLD story Susan takes TEST PHASE Thelma Thelma and Louise THRESHOLD GUARDIAN THRESHOLD SEQUENCE Vadinho warns Yoda Zampano