Journey 2 Monomyth Analysis
The Monomyth Seen in Journey 2: Mysterious Island
Joseph Campbell was a famous scholar that created the “monomyth,” which can be described as the foundation of many of our modern hero tales. The monomyth, also known as the hero’s journey, generally follows three main portions: the departure, the initiation, and the return. These three portions have different steps they follow. The steps are seen in books, myths, religion, fairy tales, but specifically it can be seen the movie, Journey 2: Mysterious island. Journey 2 represents the monomyth by demonstrating the departure, the initiation, and the return.
Journey 2 demonstrates two aspects of the departure, the call to adventure and crossing the threshold. The call to can be seen
when sean received papers with morse code from his grandpa, Therefore he went inside the satellite facility to access a signal broadcast. When they figured out the message it said “The island is real,” they then found the coordinates of the island from three different books and he decides to go. (Journey 2) Crossing the threshold is seen when they are in a helicopter about to enter the, “Eye of the hurricane”.(Journey 2) Once they enter the hurricane, the plane crashes and they now find themselves on a lonely island. They then, travel through a cave while hearing unusual sounds, As they leave the cave they see the “Mysterious island”. (Journey 2) Therefore , this is another example of crossing the threshold.
The initiation has five aspects that Journey 2 also follows. The first aspect Journey 2 follows is the challenges or trials, this is where there’s things the hero must overcome. This is seen when Sean sprained his ankle and he wanted to help Kailani find her dad but, they had to go find the submarine before the whole island sinked underwater. The second aspect is the supernatural helper or mentor, in Journey 2 i would say that the mentor or helper is Hanks, Sean’s step-dad, because he advices and helps Sean in several parts of the movie. The submarine is the special weapon in Journey, because it helps them get away from the island. (Journey 2) The abyss or temptation is seen when they try to open the submarine and finally despite a giant eel that gets in their way.(Journey 2) The transformation is the last aspect seen in the initiation . This aspect is seen when they all get inside the submarine safely and Sean kisses Kailani.(Journey 2)
The last part of the monomyth is the return. The return in Journey 2 is seen when they all return home. Gabato goes back to Palva and now has a successful tourism business.(Journey 2) Kailani finally accomplishes her goals of going to college in America.(Journey 2) Kailani and Sean start dating and at the end when they were all celebrating Sean’s birthday, his grandfather Alexander, shows up in a motorcycle as a surprise and he suggests they go on another adventure to the moon all together and then Sean asks, “Who’s up for an adventure?”. (Journey 2) In conclusion, Journey 2 represents the monomyth by demonstrating the three portions: The departure, the initiation, and the return. In Journey 2 the monomyth aspects are noticeable to see. Just like in many other movies Journey 2 has someone who manages to get everyone safe, so that person is considered a hero. In addition, Journey 2 shows the hero’s journey, because it shows the different steps of the monomyth.
Joseph Campbell was a famous scholar that created the “monomyth,” which can be described as the foundation of many of our modern hero tales. The monomyth, also known as the hero’s journey, generally follows three main portions: the departure, the initiation, and the return. These three portions have different steps they follow. The steps are seen in books, myths, religion, fairy tales, but specifically it can be seen the movie, Journey 2: Mysterious island. Journey 2 represents the monomyth by demonstrating the departure, the initiation, and the return.
Journey 2 demonstrates two aspects of the departure, the call to adventure and crossing the threshold. The call to can be seen
when sean received papers with morse code from his grandpa, Therefore he went inside the satellite facility to access a signal broadcast. When they figured out the message it said “The island is real,” they then found the coordinates of the island from three different books and he decides to go. (Journey 2) Crossing the threshold is seen when they are in a helicopter about to enter the, “Eye of the hurricane”.(Journey 2) Once they enter the hurricane, the plane crashes and they now find themselves on a lonely island. They then, travel through a cave while hearing unusual sounds, As they leave the cave they see the “Mysterious island”. (Journey 2) Therefore , this is another example of crossing the threshold.
The initiation has five aspects that Journey 2 also follows. The first aspect Journey 2 follows is the challenges or trials, this is where there’s things the hero must overcome. This is seen when Sean sprained his ankle and he wanted to help Kailani find her dad but, they had to go find the submarine before the whole island sinked underwater. The second aspect is the supernatural helper or mentor, in Journey 2 i would say that the mentor or helper is Hanks, Sean’s step-dad, because he advices and helps Sean in several parts of the movie. The submarine is the special weapon in Journey, because it helps them get away from the island. (Journey 2) The abyss or temptation is seen when they try to open the submarine and finally despite a giant eel that gets in their way.(Journey 2) The transformation is the last aspect seen in the initiation . This aspect is seen when they all get inside the submarine safely and Sean kisses Kailani.(Journey 2)
The last part of the monomyth is the return. The return in Journey 2 is seen when they all return home. Gabato goes back to Palva and now has a successful tourism business.(Journey 2) Kailani finally accomplishes her goals of going to college in America.(Journey 2) Kailani and Sean start dating and at the end when they were all celebrating Sean’s birthday, his grandfather Alexander, shows up in a motorcycle as a surprise and he suggests they go on another adventure to the moon all together and then Sean asks, “Who’s up for an adventure?”. (Journey 2) In conclusion, Journey 2 represents the monomyth by demonstrating the three portions: The departure, the initiation, and the return. In Journey 2 the monomyth aspects are noticeable to see. Just like in many other movies Journey 2 has someone who manages to get everyone safe, so that person is considered a hero. In addition, Journey 2 shows the hero’s journey, because it shows the different steps of the monomyth.