Chelsea Butler

 Disney’s “Hercules” (1997) - The Hero’s Journey http://chelsea-a-butler.blogspot.com/2019/10/film-review-hercules-1997-heros-journey.html Dreamwork’s “Rise of the Guardians” (2012) - Character Archetypes http://chelsea-a-butler.blogspot.com/2019/10/film-review-dreamworks-rise-of.html Steven Spielberg’s “ Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ” (1981) - Three Act Structure http://chelsea-a-butler.blogspot.com/2019/11/film-review-steven-spielbergs-indiana.html Tom Tykwer’s “Run Lola Run” (1998) - Non-Linear Structure http://chelsea-a-butler.blogspot.com/2019/12/film-review-tom-tykwers-run-lola-run.html

Figure 1. ‘Run Lola Run Movie Poster’  Action, excitement, a ticking time bomb that’s waiting to explode, “Run Lola Run” (1998), directed by  Tom Tykwer,  is a suspense filled journey that follows the story of Lola and her boyfriend Manni, who are both against the clock and the world to make a payment in time to Manni’s gangster boss before he is killed by them. The film follows a non-linear structure in that none of the events occurring are straight forward and chronological. The film is in a loop, a zig-zag formation, as if Lola is hitting a “retry” button when thing’s don’t quite go to plan.  In the beginning, Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni, who is in a state of panic. He was on his way to deliver 100,000 Deutsche marks to his boss from a job, but ends up losing the money bag on a train, and having a homeless man inspect the bag and make off with it. With only 20 minutes until the deadline, Lola is forced to come up with a plan to save Manni, as

Figure 1. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" Steven Spielberg’s “ Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ” (1981) is a classic tale of mystery, adventure, and heroic action, with compelling characters and beautiful scenery to boot. Starring Harrison Ford, it is an exciting tale of a thrill-seeking archeologist named Henry Jones Jr, or better known as Indy, travelling to Cairo to seek out the Ark of the Covenant before it is discovered by German soldiers. The tale of the bespectacled hero can be related to Aristotle’s ‘Three Act Structure’, as do many other films, in regards to how the linear story is told. The three acts consist of ‘ The Protasis ’ (beginning), ‘ The Epitasis ’ (middle), and ‘ The Catastrophe ’ (end). Following this theory was also an author known as Syd Field. In his publication of “ Screenplay ” (1979), he determined that the structure would be laid out as so: Act 1 - The Setup (Exposition). This is where the scene of the film is set, a

Figure 1. “Rise of the Guardians”  Dreamworks’ “Rise of the Guardians” (2012), directed by Peter Ramsey, is a whimsical telling of classic fairytales and myths in a modern style. It appears that the film is sort of an Avengers style visualisation of something that most people wouldn’t normally associate with ancient beings of folk lore and bedtime stories. With its cheerful disposition and colourful settings, it’s a classic for all of the family to enjoy. It can be noted that this film has incorporated The Hero’s Journey into its script, and so it will therefore also incorporate the theory of character archetypes. Character archetypes are personality descriptors for characters in creative media. The idea is to explore this theory within “Rise of the Guardians” (2012). Figure 2. “Jack Frost creating mischief” The story begins with who we can assume is our ‘Hero’ of the story, Jack Frost. It is a mystery as to where he originated from or who he is at this time, all

Figure 1. Hercules (1997) The mythical wonder that is Disney’s ‘ Hercules (1997) ’, titled after the main character himself, has graced our screens for all these years, and yet, it still manages to dazzle our eyes with extreme colour and filled our ears with musical joy. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, it’s a perfect example of how to describe Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, The Hero’s Journey. The story begins with the birth of the Hero, Hercules, son of Zeus. With immense strength and cheerful disposition, the realm of Gods seemed tranquil for a moment with the new arrival to the godly line-up. However, that happiness would be short lived, when the ever jealous Hades, lord of the underworld, would turn the small child in to a mortal. Despite what the original Greek mythology states about the main hero himself, Hercules is a happy-go-lucky chap with high hopes and not much clue about the hero business at the beginning. After becoming mortal and being adopted by two

Figure 1. “Pulp Fiction Poster” In all of Tarantino’s film career, “ Pulp Fiction ” (1994) has to be one of his most notorious and possibly controversial works to date. Set within the world of drug dealers and gangsters, in the dark crevices of Los Angeles, Tarantino opens the scene with a dictionary definition of the word, pulp. The scene then opens up to a conversation between a couple in an American diner. Ironically, this opening scene just so happens to technically be the last scene of this film, if you were to rearrange the film events into chronological order. As John McAteer so eloquently put, “ Right from the opening title, the film emphasizes the multiplicity of possible meanings, and it ends with a discussion of an ambiguous event that may or may not have been a miracle. ” (McAteer, J. 2015) Figure 2. “Jules and Vincent” The movie is heavily dialogue based, and somewhat disjointed in the way it cuts from scene to scene. Each event is not displayed chronologi

Figure 1. 'The Incredibles Movie Poster' From the world famous Disney Pixar Studios comes an all time family classic about a super family forced to conceal their super identities to keep the world normal and safe. But when an unexpected force threatens the norm, it’s up to The Incredibles (2004) to save the day. Directed by Brad Bird, The Incredibles (2004) can be identified as a Hero’s Journey film, with examples of character archetypes that are associated with the Hero’s Journey concept. We begin our journey with Bob Parr, also known as Mr Incredible. He had a career as a superhero in his glory days, but then is reduced to the mundane life of a “normal” man after the Superhero race was cast out of society and forced into hiding. Bob is one of the main protagonists of the story, therefore he is also, ironically, the Hero . We journey with him to experience his ups and downs and his steps on becoming once again, Mr Incredible. He could also, in a way, be considere