In today's episode, Thomas finally gets to talk about The Hero's Journey. Why it is important and how films, books and TV shows are inspired by The Hero's Journey

Joseph Campbell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell

The Hero With A Thousand Faces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces

"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"

Link to a great graphic of The Hero's Journey https://venngage-wordpress.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/04/Heros-Journey-Infographic.jpg

Films, Myths, Religions, or TV Shows that follow The Hero's Journey

Star Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars

Harry Potter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter

Moana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moana_(2016_film)

Home Alone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone

E.T. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial

Stranger Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things

The Shawshamp Redemption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shawshank_Redemption

Hercules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heracles

Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus

Buddha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha

Muhammad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad

The Matrix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix

Spiderman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man

The Lion King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_King

The Hobbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit

The Lord Of The Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings

The Terminator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator

The Martian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)

Passengers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passengers_(2016_film)

Avatar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)

Alien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)

Lucy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(2014_film)

La Femme Nikita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Femme_Nikita_(film)

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Cast Away https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cast_Away

The Lord Of The Rings The Lord Of The Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings

Back To The Future https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future

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To Kill A Mockingbird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Kill_a_Mockingbird_(film)

The Hobbit The Hobbit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit

Soldiers Son Trilogy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_Son_Trilogy

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