A Brief Study of the Hero Quest in Modern Stories

[TheNoGoodnick]

This reminds me of a movie that came out recently called Finding Joe. It is a documentary about Joseph Campbell's model of the Hero's Journey and how it applies to literature, film, and everyday life. bitly .com/syDsZQ

[garymontana]

You did a great job by putting this all together. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. 

[ANewShadeOfBlue]

I guess we all should have seen Dumboldore's death coming.

[clandestinebunny]

by the way... what's the name of the used here? it's been in mind for hours on end.

[clandestinebunny]

not too shabby :) i really enjoyed this.

[phoenixhoneybee]

enjoyed this a lot thanks!

[cantavoidtrite]

All reduced to a simple formula. Nicely done.

[DylanPenev]

What picture was "The original"?

[northenSky73]

Great vid. It taught me alot. Thanks

[bechamimi]

Excellent, well done.

[marcusunlimited]

NICELY DONE SIR!!!

[NreeKelBastardos]

High Distinction

[Eldritchard]

Techincaly Gandalf Doesnt Sacrifice himself, he ends up fighting the Balrog for days.

Read the book

[clokverkorange]

Technically, you've got a stick up your ass.

The monomyth was of course reinterpreted by Tolkien - to the Hero (Frodo), it appears that Gandalf sacrifices himself to save the companions. "Technically", Ben doesn't sacrifice himself either, he transcends into a much more powerful form - just like Gandalf metamorphing into Gandalf the White.

Stop looking at the style and look at the substance.

[DunstainChecksIn]

Technically Gandalf's INTENTION was the same.

[WilliamYue69]

Wow.

Our English teacher had us watch this one for homework.

Good work!

[utowndude]

Really? Wow. I am happy others enjoyed it and were able to learn from it. :)

[danahuff]

I am going to ask my students in my Hero with a Thousand Faces elective to watch it as well. Very well done!

[emsey800]

@WilliamYue69 me too haha

[apotheosis1000]

I am a huge fan of mono myth. I have been reading 'A Hero with a Thousand Faces' for years now and find the subject facinating. A good video - thank you.

[blondeonblonde1966]

noooooooooouuuoouuuuuououo

[IsilionNELE]

nicely done, though it contains some errors

The Orcs aand Uruk-Hai were not uncapable of independent thought. They had a mind and intelligence just like humans. Their infighting (several examples in the books)proves that they have opinions and can think for themselves. Mindless slaves are not subject to infighting.

Saruman did not die on his war machines. In the books he escaped and took control of the Shire, where he was killed by his servant Wormtongue. This was cut out of the movie.

[artphanne]

yes, but the video was talking about ' Modern Stories' (and there way of representation in cinema), the book was written some time ago :)

[sanchezdot]

very nice ;D

[karykeion]

very nice; liked the matrix music

[Jetdrag]

Neat video, some good insights. There are a few spelling mistakes in it though.

[utowndude]

Really? Bummer. glad you enjoyed it, though. :)

[arsicecalpurnia]

good job, man.

[godscuttingyoudown]

Lucas really messed up the new star wars, he never answered in a satisfying way why anikin succumbed to the dark force and Luke did not, whats the difference.

his answer was Luke never met his mom that's why he never succumbed to his fears...Lame.

[tylerlucero]

Because Anikin desired power, Luke did not. Simple.

[IsilionNELE]

i once heard from a friend that in the books that take place after episode VI Luke does succumb to the dark side, for a while

[taosupremo]

good comparison. it is more than obvious that some things for star wars came directly from the Lord of The Rings trilogy.

[Orynsbelt]

What a resource for my students to use as an introduction to the Heroic Journey. Many Thanks

[utowndude]

Glad I could help :)

[frisianS]

Well done. Very enjoyable. Wish there was more stuff like this on here.

[JulianCrest]

I love modernmyths!. Luke takes on a more typical mentor in yoda though.

Greed is an interesting motive on Anakin, but I would say it was "fear of loss"

After losing his mother, he needed the power to save his wife. The sith provided that. His only mishap/error was being emotionally ensnared with the negative aspect of love (possessive love)...

How is it heroic to go in disguise, but you can add, batman, superman, and all the superheros but still, I wonder why its so heroic,cleverness?

[baguaren]

Fantastic clip, thanks for posting it!

[gravossupream]

Not bad man. A+

[moomytroll]

Casey, thank you so much. You have no idea, really.

[utowndude]

Glad I could help you, dude. :)

[tooltime9901]

good stuff man