New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is

The Hero's Journey (also known as the Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. It is upon this structure that situations are superimposed. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Godfather (1972), American Beauty (1999), Annie Hall (1977) and many others (all deconstructed at www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

The following blockbusters have all been structured around the Hero's Journey template: Titanic, 1997 - grossed over $600,000,000; Star Wars, 1977 - grossed over $460,000,000; Shrek 2, 2004 - grossed over $436,000,000; ET, 1982 - grossed over $434,000,000; Spiderman, 2002 - grossed over $432,000,000. So how come you don't know it inside out?

For a number of very valid reasons, if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they're Hollywood blockbusters, Indie successes, novels or other story forms, you need to master the Hero's Journey in a very detailed way...

EVERY HERO GETS A NEW NAME

Every Hero transforms from an Ordinary (Old) Self to a New Self. It is the Hero's New Self that has the capacity to conquer challenges that the Old Self could not.

The emergence of the New Self is demonstrated in a number of ways. One of these is the receiving of a New Name. Specific scenes address the Hero by his (or her) Old and New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is

cted at www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

The following blockbusters have all been structured around the Hero's Journey template: Titanic, 1997 - grossed over $600,000,000; Star Wars, 1977 - grossed over $460,000,000; Shrek 2, 2004 - grossed over $436,000,000; ET, 1982 - grossed over $434,000,000; Spiderman, 2002 - grossed over $432,000,000. So how come you don't know it inside out?

For a number of very valid reasons, if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they're Hollywood blockbusters, Indie successes, novels or other story forms, you need to master the Hero's Journey in a very detailed way...

EVERY HERO GETS A NEW NAME

Every Hero transforms from an Ordinary (Old) Self to a New Self. It is the Hero's New Self that has the capacity to conquer challenges that the Old Self could not.

The emergence of the New Self is demonstrated in a number of ways. One of these is the receiving of a New Name. Specific scenes address the Hero by his (or her) Old and New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is

grossed over $434,000,000; Spiderman, 2002 - grossed over $432,000,000. So how come you don't know it inside out?

For a number of very valid reasons, if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they're Hollywood blockbusters, Indie successes, novels or other story forms, you need to master the Hero's Journey in a very detailed way...

EVERY HERO GETS A NEW NAME

Every Hero transforms from an Ordinary (Old) Self to a New Self. It is the Hero's New Self that has the capacity to conquer challenges that the Old Self could not.

The emergence of the New Self is demonstrated in a number of ways. One of these is the receiving of a New Name. Specific scenes address the Hero by his (or her) Old and New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is

Y HERO GETS A NEW NAME

Every Hero transforms from an Ordinary (Old) Self to a New Self. It is the Hero's New Self that has the capacity to conquer challenges that the Old Self could not.

The emergence of the New Self is demonstrated in a number of ways. One of these is the receiving of a New Name. Specific scenes address the Hero by his (or her) Old and New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is

New Name.

In Dances with Wolves (Academy Award Winner Best Picture, 1990), "John Dunbar" is the name of the Hero's Old Self and "Dances with Wolves" is the name of his New Self.

In City Slickers (1991), before Mitch, Phil and Ed set off on their Journey, they're "City Slickers." When they return, they're "Cowboys."

In Big Jake (1971), John Wayne is initially "Daddy." Finally, he is "Father."

In The Matrix (1999), "Neo" becomes "The One."