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 […]
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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: […]
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Inside the Future Filmmaker Discussion at Celebration Europe
This was the final major panel at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, and I was rather sad. I didn’t want Celebration to be over, to leave my Star Wars friends, old and new, some of whom I got to meet in person for the first time. But, all good things come to an end at […]
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Knowledge is Power: Legends in The Force Awakens
Crafting characters and universes is, put mildly, incredibly difficult. More difficult than threading a needle into a camel’s eye (such a small target and the hairy buggers keep objecting) or making pigs fly when the catapult is broken, it is nevertheless an essential part of storycraft. It can be done in hundreds of ways, big […]
Games & Things- CCC Ep. 049
This week Nathan Returns and the discussion goes pretty much all over the galaxy of Star Wars table top and Video gaming! Check it out this one is loaded with laughs!
Big Honkin’ Star Wars with Steve Glosson- CCC Ep. 048
This Episode Michael is Joined by Steve Glosson to discuss Star Wars Collecting over the years. They also get into the “Give Us Legends” campaign, The Special Editions, Shadows Of The Empire, and The Prequels. This is a Jam Packed 2 hour episode full of laughs and interesting Star Wars discussion you can’t miss, so […]