In a hero’s journey‚ there are twelve stages composed to make a hero successful in the challenges they face. First‚ “The Ordinary World” gives us a chance to find out more about the hero before they start their journey. In the ordinary world it establishes the inner and outer problems and what drives‚ urges the hero. Another stage is “The Call To Adventure” where the set of the story starts to begin‚ it throws the ordinary world off balance and the hero transitions into a special world. The Call
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The movie Pitch Perfect is a great example of the Hero’s Journey‚ without being too obvious. Becca receives the call to adventure when the Barden Bellas ask her to join their acapella group on campus. She doesn’t want to join them‚ because she thinks they are lame and annoying. Becca begins the Bellas’ training for the acapella group competition‚ beginning her rivalry with the leader‚ Aubrey. Also‚ Becca is falling for Jesse‚ a member of their rival group‚ the Treblemakers‚ which is the most important
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Hero’s Journey (Night at the Museum) The story of "Night at the Museum"‚ produced in 2006‚ is often portrayed as just a comedic movie‚ but in reality‚ it’s a heroic tale of preserving the powers of an Egyptian tablet that lets the beings within the museum come to life at night. This story is a supernatural take‚ because things happen in this movie that are impossible to occur in the real world. The plot of the story revolves around a man named Larry Daley‚ a part time night guard for the New York
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The Journey of Avatar: The Hero’s Journey within James Cameron’s Avatar Pandora. Within James Cameron’s Avatar‚ it is a world filled with wildly exotic plants and animals‚ often with little resemblance to our own world of Earth. It‚ like Earth‚ harbors it’s own sentient species‚ called the Na’vi. However‚ the Na’vi are a much more primitive race than humans‚ and do not react well to human technology and disregard to nature. The movie follow Jake Sully‚ an unfortunately disabled marine who’s twin
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The hero’s journey is defined as a chain of stages that all heroes are likely to go through. The story of Perseus is one of the best narratives that explain well the phases that the hero is likely to pass. The first stage according to Campbell is a call to adventure. The story of Perseus takes us back to the reign of a king known as Ancrisius‚ whereby the king had a beautiful girl called Danae. According to the story‚ prophesy from Apollo informed Ancrisius that on day Danae’s son would kill him
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In the Hero’s Journey‚ the hero passes through a variety of obstacles to overcome what is needed. Throughout the journey the hero is put to the task where he faces challenges from rivals . In this journey‚ the hero faced different stages where he almost backed out on the challenge. There are 12 stages in this journey. The stages are The Ordinary World‚ The Call to Adventure‚ Refusal of the Call‚ Meeting the Mentor‚ Crossing the Threshold‚ Tests/ Allies/Enemies‚ Approach to the inmost Cave‚ The
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Hero’s Journey (12 Stages) The Ordinary World- (The hero’s normal world before the story begins.) In the beginning of the movie you see shrek doing his daily behaviors‚ brushing his teeth with slug juice‚ eating eyeballs as food and setting a fire by burping on a matchstick. Shrek’s ordinary world would be his swamp‚ where he lives peacefully without any worries. Shrek has sign saying “stay out” which indicates he likes being alone. The Call to Adventure- (The hero is presented with a challenge
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Jack and the Beanstalk‚ the Story of a Hero The story Jack and the Beanstalk contains most of the elements outlined in Campbell’s Analysis of the Hero’s Journey. The first step‚ the departure: At the beginning of the story Jack is sent to the market to sell a cow. Instead he trades the cow for five magic beans. When he returns home with only beans‚ his mother becomes very angry calling him an irresponsible‚ foolish boy and throws the beans out the window. The next morning a huge beanstalk
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In this story Beowulf plays the role of a hero. He goes through three distinct journeys in which he acts brave‚ strong‚ and independent. Beowulf distinctly follows steps five‚ seven‚ and eight through eleven in the Hero’s Journey. However‚ he does much more than follow a simple outline. Beowulf defines strength in his actions and courage in his heart. The first major step that is evident in Beowulf is step five‚ crossing the first threshold. This step typically includes the hero stepping into
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To many peoples’ surprise‚ the Hero’s Journey tells a different perspective of the story of Peter Pan that is known to everyone. Wendy turns out to actually be the hero rather than Peter Pan. Peter is more of a guide that helps Wendy get through her journey throughout the entire story. Peter takes Wendy and her brothers to a magical world called “Neverland”. Throughout the time Wendy‚ her brothers‚ and Peter spent there‚ they faced dangers and obstacles such as Captain James Hook‚ the leader of a
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