188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth): World of the Oracle
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.
[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].
THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY
THE HERO'S JOURNEY:
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).
d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Midnight Cowboy (1969), American Beauty (1999), The Graduate (1967) and many others (all deconstructed at the URL below) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.
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ABRIDGED TIP(S):
*****World of the Oracle*****
Like all the other New Domains the Hero has passed through, this is a place that has not been experienced before. Characteristics manifest themselves in a number of ways, including:
Marker. A physical marker, such as a door or river marks the World of the Oracle from the World of the Transformation.
Magical World. In keeping with the knowledge that the Oracle can provide, this is a unique and often magical world.
Obstacles. The journey to the Oracle may not be easy. Often the Oracle is guarded and overcoming the Guardians is prerequisite.
Wolves Clothing. The Hero et al often disguise themselves to pass obstacles.
New Creatures. The Oracle is surrounded by creatures that are unique to his or her World and gifts. In The Matrix (1999), the Oracle is surrounded by others with special abilities.
Warnings. Some of these New Creatures may be hostile. They signify warning - no Ordinary Man gets to meet the Oracle. The Hero is warned that, if he is an Ordinary Man, some terrible curse will befall him (or her). Often the Hero will be turned to stone or some lower creature or similar.
*****Supernatural Aid's Private World*****
The Supernatural Aid will often invite the Hero into his Private World, which has characteristics that include:
Time Pressure. There is Time Pressure, as the danger that the Hero has just survived is still present.
Safe Place. The Supernatural Aid's Private World is a safe place.
Representative. As all Private Worlds, this is representative of the Supernatural Aid's present Self - this is where he (or she) spends much time alone.
Archaic. Often the Supernatural Aid's Private World feels archaic. He (or she) was once a user of Magical Aids and Spells, but these have lain unused for a duration.
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