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In this weekly show, Dr. Todd Mack from Hillsdale College discusses the big ideas from his Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film class.... more
FAQs about In Case You Missed Class: The Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film:How many episodes does In Case You Missed Class: The Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film have?The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
May 02, 2019012: Gravity (2013)Dr. Mack talks about the Hero’s Journey in the Alfonso Cuarón film Gravity....more11minPlay
April 23, 2019011: Spirited Away (2001)Dr. Mack talks about Hiyao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away....more17minPlay
April 16, 2019010: Life is Beautiful (1997)Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in the Italian film Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni....more9minPlay
April 09, 2019009: Dersu Uzala (1975) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)Dr. Mack talks about the Akira Kurosawa film Dersu Uzala and the Spielberg/Lucas film Raiders of the Lost Ark....more19minPlay
March 27, 2019008: 8 1/2 (1963)Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in Federico Fellini’s 1963 film 8 1/2. There is a lot going on in this film, and it turns out it has a message worth exploring....more16minPlay
March 19, 2019007: The Philadelphia Story (1940) and The Searchers (1956)Dr. Mack talks about the Hero’s Journey in George Cukor’s 1940 romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story and John Ford’s 1956 western The Searchers....more18minPlay
March 05, 2019006: La Grande Illusion (1937)Dr. Mack discusses Jean Renoir’s 1937 masterpiece about French POWs in WWI, La Grande Illusion....more16minPlay
February 27, 2019005: Metropolis (1927)Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in Fritz Lang’s sci-fi masterpiece from 1927, Metropolis. Which parts of the story work? Which parts fall flat?...more16minPlay
February 19, 2019004: The Kid (1921)Dr. Mack discusses the steps of the hero’s journey in Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 masterpiece The Kid — and perhaps even helps that crazy dreamland sequence make a bit of sense....more13minPlay
February 13, 2019003: The Hero’s Journey Part III: The Cosmogonic CycleDr. Mack discusses the final part of Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces. This is the cosmogonic cycle, in which the universe comes into being, hero’s go on quests, and the universe dissolves back into nothingness....more19minPlay
FAQs about In Case You Missed Class: The Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film:How many episodes does In Case You Missed Class: The Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film have?The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.