![]() ![]() ![]() From there, the Hero’s Journey has become an overt template for superhero films like Captain America: The First Avenger, Frodo’s journey in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and even comedy TV series like Dan Harmon’s Rick and Morty (Harmon successfully worked Campbell’s Hero Journey into his 8-Step Story Circle used by many writers in Hollywood).īut today, let’s go back to the source, back to Joseph Campbell and his classic six-part interview with legendary journalist and interviewer Bill Moyers called The Power of Myth. This classic series has just become free on youtube thanks to distributor Kino Lorber, 34 years after its original broadcast on PBS in 1988. He was the first to consciously do so in Hollywood and made Campbell’s work popular. But where did Vogler get his ideas from? Vogler, of course, never shies away from mentioning his source–and his mentor–Joseph Campbell, the anthropologist who coined the phrase, ‘the Hero’s Journey.’Īs is legend now, Star Wars creator George Lucas followed the Hero’s Journey in crafting Luke Skywalker’s journey through the first trilogy. Vogler wrote a memo about this journey that went viral at Disney and revolutionized how the Mouse House made movies. Mythic storylines, according to Chris Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey, are the most sought-after screenplays in Hollywood. The Hero’s Journey is the backbone of most myth-based stories in Hollywood. ![]()
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