Star Wars: An Epic Hero's Journey

Have you ever seen a true hero? In James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” Peter Quill is a true hero. In this movie Peter Quill steals an orb not knowing the consequences, he is going to have to face. He finds out real quick that he shouldn’t have taken the orb. He finds love, grief, and sorrow along the way.

He needs to escape the captivity of Calypso to make it home to his family. He must reassure his men to keep their morals high and get them to press on with him. Homer details this theme with Odysseus preparing his men for yet another trial, “Friends, we’re hardly strangers at meeting danger- and this danger is no worse than what we faced when cyclopes penned us up in his vaulted cave with

This will be added on to Beowulf’s other characteristics to mold him into a formidable hero. The second quality of Beowulf that makes him the wonderful hero that he is the faith that he shows through his battles and the glory he gives to God for success. This is a prominent feature of all heroes from the Beowulf Era of writing as Catholic and Protestant Christianity was very prominent. Here Beowulf can be seen exemplifying this, “I have borne from Grendel; but God still works wonder on wonder, the Warden-of-Glory.” (Beowulf, Chapter 14)

He gets his chance when two droids are bought by his father and one of the droids has a message from a princess in distress named Princess Leia. I find luke to be a hero he learns how to become a Jedi and does all the good he can with the force. He saves countless lives by destroying the death star and pushing back the evil dark side. So the rebels have a better chance of success in defeating the dark side so everyone can live free and happy lives in the star wars universe.

Juanita who was born on Earth at the beginning of the century now has to make a stand on who should be the heir to the Kulusk throne. In the meantime, Anthony Musoto an FBI Special Agent and USSTAP’s Stelan a Rican need to locate Juanita’s kidnapped cousin, wholly unaware of the momentous biological war happening in the outer

How does one go from wealthy and powerful to nobody? Is it due to bad choices or is it fate that cannot be changed. In the play Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Oedipus is the great and smart king of Thebes who defeated the sphinx but he ends up as a beggar wandering the land alone. Oedipus should have known that he could not escape his fate given to him by the oracle in Delphi by fleeing his home in Corinth. Oedipus wanted the truth but when he was given it, he refused to believe it.

They differ because Siddhartha is guided spiritually, while Luke Skywalker is guided physically. Another mentor to Siddhartha is his father. His father allows Siddhartha into the world to do as he pleases, learn from his mistakes. and gain his own experiences. Another mentor to Luke is his uncle.

Although they were brought together through very different circumstances, the rebels all had each other’s backs. They had to face serious peril in order to stop the empire, but overcame their challenges

(270). This quote shows the thirteenth stage called Magic Flight, Harry’s fight against Quirrell and Voldemort. Harry knows it is his responsibility and duty to stand up for himself and to protect the stone. His courage and bravery is proved here. He will not give up without a fight.

The hero changes the adventure into its negative and hence the hero is trapped into boredom, hard work, or 'culture ' and it makes the hero becomes the victim to be rescued (Campbell 54). Campbell states that the hero cannot begin his journey without requiring outside help to change his mind. 2.2.1.3 Supernatural Aid In this stage, the hero had received the adventure. A guide or supernatural mentor will appear to help the hero on his path.

It stars Craig Nelson as the main character, Bob Parr, who is a superhero doing his job, saving people. In the film he makes a few mistakes as a hero and is sued. Eventually the world is tired of superheroes and gets rid of them. The supers are told to remain in their secret identity and be normal. Holly hunter is the voice actor of Helen Parr, Bob’s wife.

There comes a time in everyone's life when they ask themselves the question, “Is there something bigger out there for me?” One won’t know the answer to this question until they venture out into the great beyond and discover it for themselves. It means having to step out of your comfort zone into a whole new world you’ve never experienced before and going on an adventure of self-discovery to find what’s really out there for you. Joseph Campbell’s mono-myth consists of six stages, call to adventure, threshold, challenges and temptation, revelation, atonement, and return. Every story created follows this pattern and one’s life is their own story.

In George Lucas' film, Star Wars-A New Hope, Jung's archetypes are established within the films characters and main elements. As a psychiatrist, Jung is interested in how these roles played into our consciousness. Some archetypes which appear in the film are the Outcast, Anima, Mana, the Hero, and The Shadow. All of the following contribute to how Jung's archetypes are translated into action. One of the key elements which reflects an archetype in the films is the Force- a Jedi's source of power.

What is needed to become a hero? The movie Hercules is about a special guy that lives in a ordinary world. Hercules is trying to find out where he belongs. Once he finds out Hercules needs to prove himself that he is a true hero. In Hercules journey stages are Departure, Initiative, and the Return

The journey often consists of many different stages involving the ordinary world is the background of the heroes and describes the personal history of the character or the Life, Light, Conscious world symbolizing the stability of each character. The next step of the cycle is the call to Adventure which may begin when outside forces cause increased pressures it may rise up from deep within the character and the hero must begin facing the new changes to himself both mentally and spiritually. Next, the hero’s may refuse the call to be the hero feels the fear of the unknown and tries to turn away from the journey but for only a small amount of time, which may express the unexpected dangers and uncertainty lying ahead of him. Then, the meeting with the mentor/guide is someone with previous