Summary
Having a pretty good knowledge about the Hero’s journey, it is time to put what we have learned into practice by reading other stories. The stories mentioned in this section of the book are: Titanic, Pulp Fiction, The Lion King, the Full Monty, and Star Wars. Vogler states that a story does not need to have all the features of the Hero’s journey, he also said that in fact it is better if they don’t (232). Vogler encourage us to choose our own metaphor to compare the Hero’s journey. According to Vogler, some people being to plot a movie or novel by writing the stages of the journey on index cards (233). It is okay for any element of the Hero’s journey to appear at any point of the story.
Vogler now began to talk about the stories mentioned before, but including the stages of the journey. It is very interesting how he can point out the stages; Vogler is amazing. When talking about the Titanic, I liked how Vogler explained that the diamond, “The Heart of the Ocean”, is a symbol for the idealized notions of love an honor that the movie reverses (239). Jack’s quote in The Titanic is extraordinary: “Life’s a gift, learn to take it as it comes, make each day count” (243). As Vogler said, the movie makes us think that what happened in the movie can happen to anyone (253). Moving to Lion King, Vogler made a great job mentioning the stages, so clear I was able to understand everything. I did not notice Lion King was based in Hamlet. For the rest of the three stories, I was not able to understand since I have not seen them; that made me feel bad, because I really wanted to follow Vogler’s book. And another think, I did not know that the statue of liberty was given to the people of America by the people of France; that was interesting to know about.
Reaction
It was very entertaining to read this section, and also a great way to study what we have already learned about the Hero’s journey. I had a great time reading the section about the Titanic; I enjoyed the story again by remembering all that happened. Personally, I think Vogler is a genius, because he says things that I just never thought before, and they are so true. Vogler is a hero! Now I watch the same movies I watched when I was a little and I can notice so many things that I never noticed before, that is interesting. I feel like I have a complete different view to analyze stories and movies, I feel Voglarian!
Questions
1.Why do you think the Titanic movie was a success even though it was so expensive to make and also based in a tragedy?
2.Do you agree with Vogler when stating that not all of the stories need to have all features of the Hero’s journey?
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