The Hero's Journey

Notes on the The Hero's Adventure from The Power of Mythology Series with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers 
The video taped interview of Joseph Campbell is a great introduction to the theme of the Hero's Journey. Here are a few review notes.

The Hero's Journey in Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces and Star Wars
What elements are common to the Hero's Journey theme? This site provides a table with the common elements of the Hero's Journey as outlined by Joseph Campbell in Hero With a Thousand Faces. The site goes on to illustrate how each of the movies in the Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and The Return of the Jedi) fits the Hero's Journey model. This is a good example to use as you develop your own chart for the movie you are analyzing.

The Hero's Journey
A Brief introduction to the Hero's Journey theme

The Hero's Journey: A visual representation of the cycle

The Hero's Journey:  A visual representation of the cycle.