WARNING: Possible spoilers by way of speculation and analysis ahead. Much like the “Official Trailer” of The Force Awakens, the Teaser Trailer for The Last Jedi opens with what looks to be a starfield before morphing into a shot of rocky ground and…
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REY: ON THE HERO’S PATH – PART 3
Click HERE for Part 1, HERE for Part 2, and HERE for a History and Introduction to the Hero’s Journey. Stage 3: Rey’s Return “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back […]
REY: ON THE HERO’S PATH – PART 2
Click here for Part 1 and here for a history and introduction to the Hero’s Journey. Stage 2: Rey’s Initiation “A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure […]
REY: ON THE HERO’S PATH – PART 1
NOTE: For a history and breakdown of the Hero’s Journey concept see my prologue article, The Hero’s Path. This examination of Rey’s Journey will mainly follow Christopher Vogler’s outline of the Hero’s Journey—with several of Campbell’s steps mentioned. It will also follow the chronological plot of the film, rather than a strictly linear outline of […]
THE HERO’S PATH: Background and Examination of The Hero’s Journey
“A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.” —Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces NOTE: […]
TFA Bluray Has Arrived – CCC Ep. 045
Michael finally gave in and has bought the season pass so he and Nathan go into some more detail about the current state of Battlefront. Further they get pumped for “Rebellion” the new tabletop/board game coming from Fantasy Flight Games, Then they ponder about the future of Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG games. Then in […]