Instructions

PART 1a:  To begin, choose a movie that fits the Hero’s Journey pattern and map the Hero’s Journey. You can choose a different movie, but these are some good examples:

Jaws / Alice in Wonderland / Avatar / Captain America / The Black Panther / Finding Nemo / Harry Potter / Indiana Jones / Iron Man / The Lion King / Monty Python’s The Holy Grail / Princess Bride / Shrek / Spider Man / Star Wars / The Chronicles of Narnia / The Dark Night / The Lord of the Rings / The Matrix / Silence of the Lambs / Aladdin / Spirited Away!/Whale Rider

Part 1b:  Using the following 12 stages as a guide, take notes while you watch the film. Do not submit these in your assignment; this list is for taking notes only. You will apply what you learned to the assignment as described below.

1. The Ordinary World
2. The Call of Adventure
3. Refusal of the Call
4. Meeting the Mentor
5. Crossing the First Threshold
6. Tests, Allies, Enemies
7. Approach to the Inmost Cave
8. The Ordeal
9. Reward (Seizing the Sword)
10. The Road Back
11. Resurrection
12. Return with the Elixir