What makes a great movie? GREAT ACTORS. Who's in the movie? White hats, black hats... and YOU. I'm in this movie. You're in this movie. What makes a compelling plot? SLAYING THE DRAGON. Check this little documentary about how the work of Joseph Campbell might be influencing the movie we're watching!
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Didn't watch the video, but I can tell you that I have felt we've been on "The Hero's Journey" in this. Aka the Monomyth.
We are in the journey that every hero experiences, whether it's Gilgamesh, or Heracles, or Luke Skywalker.
It's not really Joseph Campbell who created this. One should read "The Golden Bough" to learn it as well. But actually we all know it almost "instinctively", because every hero story we've been told has these elements. It seems very clear that that is happening, and feels like it is intentional.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero's_journey
The part we are in right now is "The Underworld" or "The Abyss". Soon, if the metaphor holds, we will escape the Underworld and rise for the final battle.
Excellent comment. High info. Thank you.
The Song Remains the Same.