Ordinary world Carl is a young boy with dreams of emulating his hero Charles Muntz Call to Adventure Carl meets Ellie and they promise to live a life of adventure Refusal of the call Everyday life seemed to get in the way of their plans Supernatural Aid Carl is an old man and the hero […]
Edge of Tomorrow – The Hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world Major William Cage is a coward in the army who has never seen the front line in the war against the aliens in Europe Call to Adventure He is covered in the blood of an Alpha Mimic and this gives him the power to reset the day and be transported back in time […]
The Dark Knight Rises – The Hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world Bruce Wayne lives the life of a hermit in his house. He’s no longer the Batman because as a result of the Harvey Dent act he’s not needed. Call to Adventure Bane commences his plan to purify the world by destroying Gotham. He is an opponent of unprecedented strength, which no ordinary human […]
Wall-e – The Hero’s Journey breakdown
Ordinary world Wall-e is a clean up robot left on Earth after all of the humans have left because the pollution is so high that the plants have all died. Wall-e lives alone but longs for someone to hold his hand. Call to Adventure Eve arrives on Earth to look for life on the planet […]
The Karate Kid – The hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world Daniel is a fish out of water because he was unhappy about moving from New Jersey to California. Call to Adventure Johnny and his gag bust up a party when Daniel was getting very friendly with Ali. Daniel tries to protect Ali but he is no match for Johnny who is a martial […]
Die Hard – The Hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world John McClane is a NY cop in LA visiting his wife. They have some marriage problems but he still loves her Call to Adventure Hans Gruber and his men hijack the building with the intention of stealing 640 million in bearer bonds Refusal of the call There’s no refusal. The refusal of the […]
Raider’s of the Lost Ark – The Hero’s Journey Breakdown
Ordinary world Indiana Jones is an archaeologist, adventurer and a Professor. Call to Adventure He’s contacted by Government Agents to retrieve the Arc of the covenant. Hitler is also after it and he has a head start. (Also note: there is a long introduction with the rolling stone and the chasing natives etc, so when […]
The Lion King – The hero’s journey breakdown.
Ordinary world Simba is the son of Mufasa, the King of the jungle. All the animals serve under Mufasa’s just rule. Call to Adventure Simba is born to be King but Mufasa’s brother, Scar, plots to kill them both and take the throne for himself Refusal of the call Scar easily tricks Simba into going […]
Jaws – The hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world Sheriff Brody lives on an island with his family and he’s afraid of water Call to Adventure He discovers the dead body of the girl on the beach. It’s not the opening action piece where she is torn apart by the shark. It’s the moment when the hero, Brody is presented with the […]
Aliens – The Hero’s journey breakdown
Ordinary world Ripley has been recovered from deep space fifty seven years. She’s suffering from posttraumatic syndrome, lost her child and she’ s lost her job. Call to Adventure They’ve lost contact with the colony on LV-426 and they want Ripley to go in as a consultant. If she goes, she gets her job back. […]