Joseph Campbell, author of the seminal The Hero with a Thousand Faces, details a plotting device called “the hero’s journey.” Look at any number of films, past and present, and you can find this character structure utilized in some form, especially in the cinematic world of the superhero. It’s a technique that has been done to death, but when implemented properly, or when twisted in a new direction, can have satisfying effects.
This “hero’s journey” may apply to heroic characters like Captain America or Superman, however, oftentimes the qualities associated with the “hero’s journey” shackle the characters to a moral code. When these characters start breaking away from the heroic descriptive terms that define them, they often fall into a characterization of being an “antihero”; characters like Deadpool, Mad Max, or The Man with No Name are examples.
Director Ruben Fleischer explores the complicated nature of...
This “hero’s journey” may apply to heroic characters like Captain America or Superman, however, oftentimes the qualities associated with the “hero’s journey” shackle the characters to a moral code. When these characters start breaking away from the heroic descriptive terms that define them, they often fall into a characterization of being an “antihero”; characters like Deadpool, Mad Max, or The Man with No Name are examples.
Director Ruben Fleischer explores the complicated nature of...
- 10/8/2018
- by Monte Yazzie
- DailyDead
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