| From our deconstruction of hundreds of | | | | Challenge: the girl.Foreshadow of the |
| Hollywood blockbusters at Hero's Journey is the | | | | Transformation: who killed my father.Developing |
| template upon which the vast majority of | | | | Characters and Relationships: you know what we |
| successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are | | | | are then.Resistance to the Transformation: you |
| based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies | | | | get over it or we leave you here.Departing the |
| we have deconstructed are based on this | | | | First Threshold: the celebration.Entering the Belly |
| template.Understanding this template is a priority | | | | of the Whale: the town full of Federales.Warning: I |
| for story or screenwriters.The Hero's Journey:a) | | | | don't like Americanos.Physical Separation: shooting |
| Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations | | | | the girl and engaging with the Federales and the |
| the audience has regarding what a story is and | | | | general.Guided to the Trials and Transformation: |
| how it should be told.b) Gives the writer more | | | | to steal the guns.Developing Characters and |
| structural elements than simply three or four | | | | Relationships: in the sauna; give him a crate of |
| acts, plot points, mid point and so on.c) | | | | guns.Developing the Shape Shifter: Thornton |
| Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and | | | | negotiates with Harrigan.Time Pressure increases: |
| symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied | | | | what you've got is 24 days.Journey to the World |
| stories to be created.and more...The Wild Bunch | | | | of Trials: on their way to rob the train.Hero's |
| (1969) - Hero's Journey [basic | | | | Romantic Challenge / Backstory: the woman he |
| deconstruction]FADE IN: meeting the (anti) heroes: | | | | wanted to marry; getting shot in the leg.Trial and |
| the wild bunch freeze frames.New World: riding | | | | Transformation 1:Outer Cave: robbing the |
| into town.Developing the (anti) heroes: sacrificing | | | | train.Middle Cave: pursued by Thornton and loading |
| the people in the bank; shooting their way | | | | the goods.Inner Cave: trapped and escaping from |
| out.Meeting the Shape Shifter: Pike glimpses | | | | the bridge.Foreshadow of the Resolution: he'll be |
| Thornton.Forced onto a Journey: forced out of | | | | along.Transformation: sharing whisky; laughing.Trial |
| town by Thornton et al.Developing the | | | | and Transformation 2:Developing the Shape |
| antagonism: Thornton's dumb ass men and | | | | Shifter: why the hell did you have to shot at the |
| Harrigan.Developing the heroes: Pike kills one of his | | | | army you idiots.Developing the Antagonism: the |
| own; you wanna give him a decent | | | | general is under attack; runs out of ammunition |
| burial.Developing the Shape Shifter: Thornton's | | | | and retreats; need Pike's weapons.Outer Cave / |
| reasons for working with Harrigan.Time Pressure: | | | | Pushed: Pike et al watch Thornton |
| 30 days to get Pike or back in jail.New World | | | | following.Developing the Shape Shifter: Thornton |
| from afar: nothing Lindo about it; just looks like | | | | could pint to them if he wanted.Transformation |
| more of Texas as far as I'm concerned.Marker of | | | | [Tornton]: the next time you make a mistake I'm |
| the Crossing: the river.World of the Supernatural | | | | going to ride off and let you die.Preparing for the |
| Aid: by the well.Supernatural Aid: the old man | | | | Inner Cave: Pike booby traps the weapons.Middle |
| waiting.Developing characters and relationships: I | | | | Cave: the Mexicans take their share.Push: general, |
| either lead this bunch or end it right now.Magical | | | | without the guns this would never happen.Inner |
| Gift: steel washers, not gold.Supernatural Aid: who | | | | Cave: taking control in the canyon.Developing the |
| are "they?"; railroad men, bounty hunters.Trial: | | | | Antagonism: quien fue; matalo; killing one of their |
| come on boys, don't kill me; easy boys.Developing | | | | own.Trial and Transformation 3:Pike exchanges |
| characters and relationships: Talking about | | | | some of the guns for some of the money.Tector |
| whores.Hero's Status: What kind of man is Pike; | | | | throws dynamite at the Old Man.The General |
| the best; he didn't get caught.Foreshadow of the | | | | plays with the machine gun.Transformation: the |
| Trials and Transformation: every one of them will | | | | guns are sold for money.Meeting the Oracle: the |
| have a payroll delivered; they'll be waiting for us; I | | | | general takes Angel.Resisting the Sword: how the |
| wouldn't have it any other way.Hero's backstory: | | | | hell are we gonna go after him; they got guns |
| Pike and Thornton with the whores; Thornton | | | | and 200 men.Pushed to the Sword: I am sick of |
| gets caught.Antagonism's Motivation: damn you | | | | being hunted; protection in the General's |
| sure must have hurt that railroad.Conscious | | | | camp.Foreshadow of the Resolution: the old ma |
| Decision: I wouldn't have it any other way | | | | gets away.Foreshadow of the Near Death |
| either.New World: riding the sand dunes.Warning / | | | | Experience and Rebirth: I want to buy |
| Danger: falling over the dunes.Rules: when you ride | | | | Angel.Seizing the Sword: plenty of muchachasNight |
| with a man you stick with him.Physical Change: | | | | Sea Journey: lets go.Rebirth through Death: the |
| Pike falls and hurts himself.Pushed Forward by the | | | | General kills Angel.Atonement with the Father: |
| Antagonism: Thornton et al riding.Developing the | | | | battling the General and his men.Apotheosis: |
| Shape Shifter: no, we wait.Developing the Mentor | | | | Thornton finds Pike and sends Harrigan's men |
| and his backstory: how did my boy do?First | | | | along.Ultimate Boon: Harrigan's men die; the Old |
| Threshold: in the Mexican village.Romantic | | | | Man returns and asks Thornton to join him. |