Film Write-up 1 October Sky is a based on a true story about a mining town called Coalwood and one boy’s journey. Homer Hickam is an adolescent boy whose life has been predetermined by his father‚ a foreman at the coalmine‚ to work down in the mines but he has a different plan for his life. In October 1957‚ everything changes when the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik goes into orbit. After he sees the satellite flying across the night’s sky‚ Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets
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The theme of October Sky is follow your dreams‚ even if people tear you down. This theme is very evident throughout Sonny’s life in coalwood. In life there will always be something or someone trying to tear you down and make you fail. This is the case with Sonny and his father John. Sonny dreamed of building rockets and going into space‚ to be somebody other than a miner in coalwood‚ like everyone else. He faced many obstacles in the process. His father and most of the town told him he would never
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4 October 2013 The Rise and Fall of The Great Athenian Hero: Theseus Theseus is often seen as the greatest hero in Athens‚ but is his story that much different than any other hero? The Greek myth “Theseus” is a perfect example of Joseph Campbell’s idea of the Hero’s Journey‚ also known as Monomyth. Monomyth is the idea that all stories follow a basic pattern‚ written in twelve stages. The three stages that best demonstrate this idea in Theseus are: Crossing the Threshold; Tests‚ Allies‚
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mix. If a book has a rocket ship in it‚ the only thing that can turn it back into fantasy is Holy Grail.” ~ Debra Doyle The book “The Afterlife” and the movie “October Sky”. The two text‚ The Afterlife and October Sky‚ have several similarities and differences. No doubt‚ there are several similarities between The Afterlife and October Sky. An example of their similarity is both text having a right of passage. A right of passage is ceremony that marks an important transitional period in a person’s
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October Sky Vs. Rocket Boys Have you ever read a book and later watched the movie version only to find out that they are completely different? In Homer Hickam’s book‚ “October Sky” and the film adaptation by Joe Johnstun‚ the main character Sonny Hickam is portrayed differently. His physical characteristics‚ personal goals‚ motivation‚ and his family. There are just a few changes between the book and movie. One major contrast is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal
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Joseph Campbell describes the 17 stages that occur during a hero’s journey‚ also known as Monomyth. The Odyssey by Homer is a story based on Ulysses and his journey‚ I will be describing the stages of Monomyth based on Campbell’s ideas. These stages will focus on Ulysses and his son Telemachus. According to Joseph Campbell‚ a hero’s journey normally entails three phases; the departure‚ the initiation‚ and the return. (Wikipedia) The first phase is the departure phase‚ which consists of three
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A Journey That Needs To Be Known A jouenry to the unkown.A journey is an act of traveling from one place to another.A hero is a person‚ who is admired or‚ idealized forcourage ‚ outstanding achievments‚or noble qulites.Now let me introduce you to a Hero Journey. It is a fundemental peradigm of human experince that is frequently the basis for wrtiten stories‚drama‚ and film.This comes from the mythologist Joseph Campbell.The stages and archetypes of the jpourny have been developed and appiled to film
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Lane Ms. Thompson 1020 English March 25‚ 2013 The Hero’s Journey of Coach Ken Carter A formula that was made by a man named Joseph Campbell which he calls the hero’s journey this formula is at the heart of every story he feel it’s the structure‚ shape‚ and form of the story. He also claims that even though stories are different on the outside that they still use the three stages that I’m going to explain in my paper and how my hero I choose accomplished all three stages. The movie coach Carter
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Hero’s Journey in Sponge Bob: The Movie Throughout history people have shared stories. A very popular story that is shared by almost all cultures around the world today is The Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is present in many books and movies we see today. We see it in adult and children’s movies alike. One famous children’s movie where The Hero’s Journey is seen in is SpongeBob: The Movie. SpongeBob is the obvious example of a hero throughout Sponge Bob: The Movie. SpongeBob’s Hero Journey
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October Sky is the most heartwarming movie I’ve seen in a long time. I could not help applauding at the end. It was really nice and very entertaining. It was very touching in terms of family relationships and very inspiring in terms of science and fulfilling our dreams. The point that I remember most about the movieOctober Sky is the relationship between Homer and his father. Watching the movie and seeing the bad relationship they had made me think about my own dad. We rarely have arguments and
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