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188 Stages Of The Hero's Journey - Monomyth, Screenwriting - Inner Challenge And Final Battle by Kal Bishop
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
THE 188 STAGE HERO'S JOURNEY:
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).
d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.
ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:
*****Pulled into the Final Battle*****
Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. Following a final pull (Norman tries to rape David), the hero is pulled into the final battle and the shape shifter is forced to overcome his (or her) period of dissonace. In Straw Dogs (1971) , Charlie shoots Norman.
*****Inner Challenge*****
A vital part of the Hero's Ordinary Self is his (or her) Inner Challenge, which is often a deep psychological issue. In War of the Worlds (2005), Ray walks away from other workmen as they ask him favours - illustrating selfishness. In Dances with Wolves (1990), John Dunbar does not disagree that all Indians are "thieves and beggars." In The Truman Show (1998), we quickly learn that Truman is afraid of water. In Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), we learn that Indiana is afraid of snakes.
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The Complete 188 stage Hero's Journey and other story structure templates can be found at http://www.monomyth.info
188 stages of the Hero's Journey can also be reached from http://www.story-structure.org
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About the Author
Kal Bishop, MBA
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