Stevens English 1301-1003 14 February 2012 Superheroes Since the 1930’s‚ comic books have been filling our minds with adventure and action. People of all ages dreamed of being the hero‚ living in thrill and excitement. Fighting crime and saving lives sounds like a dream job. Comic’s created an imaginary world were Superman and Batman were two men who lived the dream. They protected their cities from arch-enemies‚ got the girl‚ and saved the day; but each man had his own way in doing so.
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Who are Batman and the Joker Unlike most teenage girls who love Romantic movies like Twilight and music by One Direction‚ I prefer watching movies that have connotative meanings (e.g. Shutter Island) and gaming is an essential condition for me to live. Some people call me a tomboy‚ but I hate this title with no reason. People who don’t know me well won’t even believe my personality and interests are like that. A bit similar to Bruce Wayne‚ he also hides his secrets behind his wealthy industrialist
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disputed between each other. Also‚ Beowulf is not just an epic hero to The Scandinavian Pagan times‚ he is also compared to the modern day heroes of the world today like‚ Batman. There is an article that compares Beowulf to batman which is called‚ “Beowulf to Batman: The Epic Hero and Pop Culture” and it talks about how Beowulf and Batman are compared to each other. In addition it talks about how‚ even with the pop romances that are a concern for today’s modern era of people with the moral truth of “incarnating
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The religious themes in the movie Batman Begins are numerous and many. Much of the movie focuses on the search for spirituality and justice. We will analyze the ideology of Bruce Wayne/batman in contrast to the ideology of his opponent Ras Al Ghul and his followers called the League of Shadows. In the film there are heavy themes of justice‚ which can be seen from the very beginning of the film where Bruce Wayne states that he embarked on a spiritual journey to “seek the means to fight injustice”
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THE MONOMYTH OF HARRY POTTER The heroic monomyth (also known as the Hero’s Journey) describes the common stages of a hero’s journey found in many stories. Joseph Campbell first described the monomyth in 1949 in his book “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”. Although the nature of the monomyth may not be appealing to everyone‚ it is very interesting to those who actually take the time to learn about it and how it applies to stories and movies in today’s modern world. Take for example‚ popular movies
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The idea of the journey of a hero and their triumph is referred to as a monomyth‚ and there are a few approaches to determining if a story is or is not a monomyth. In his book Mythology: The Voyage of a Hero‚ David Adams Leeming proposes a method that involves eight steps or phases that coincide with the life and journey of the hero. Many of our culture’s most revered and acclaimed movies fit the description of a monomyth‚ including Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now Redux. The entire movie
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Pankaj Selvam English 10 Honors Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth Chosen Monomyth: The Odyssey 1. Hero introduced in his ordinary world Odysseus is a strong ruler of Ithaca (Greek city-state)‚ however lacks experience in war. He is also the son of Läertes 2. The call to adventure He wins the Trojan war through his guile nature. As his fleet left for Ithaca‚ strong winds sweep them off course 3. Hero is reluctant at first Odysseus and his men get a little afraid after realizing that they had no idea where
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The everyday monomyth hero follows a classic path. Starting from birth‚ to leaving home‚ to a final battle and ending with the journey home and the final reward. Every hero follows this pattern in some way‚ shape or form. This even includes Arthur Dent‚ from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur is someone we consider to be and everyday monomyth hero because‚ with a few exceptions‚ he follows the Monomyth cycle to a tee. When we first are introduced to Arthur everything seems normal
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The animated television show titled "Batman and Beyond - Spellbound‚" shows interesting themes that deal with the philosophy of mind. These themes include hallucinations‚ the dream argument‚ and direct and indirect realism. In this episode the antagonist‚ Dr. Ira Billings or Spellbinder‚ worked as a psychologist for Gotham City High School (Recap‚ 2016). When he became his persona Spellbinder‚ he dressed in an orange and black costume and used a "magic eye" to hypnotize students at the high school
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BATMAN BEGINS Last month I just borrowed an old movie named Batman Begins. It’s not very old‚ though it was released in 2002. As the others movie I have ever watched‚ it contains Hero‚ Mentor‚ and Shadow. These three characters are always related to the other. Generally‚ action movie tells about Hero’s Journey. In the movie “Batman Begins”‚ the Hero decided to become poor people and he travels to Special World to fight for justice and righteousness. According to Joseph Campbell‚ Hero’s Journey
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