e Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero de

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The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.

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 188 STAGE 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) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES (188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...):

(simply go to www.clickok.co.uk for full details)

*****Characteristics of the Oracle and the Sword*****

Willing or Unwilling. Though the Sword is this valuable love and high concept, it is not always a wanted prize; or the prize comes at a cost. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake doesn't want to take a fall for the mafia. But he must if he wants a shot at the Title.

Suicidal. The Journey to the Sword is often impossible and suicidal. In The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy is told to retrieve the witch's broom.

*****First Threshold*****

Willingly or not Hero enters a First Threshold, somewhere where he (or she) is a Fish out of Water. In Straw Dogs (1971), David goes into the pub. for some cigarrettes.

*****Atonement with the Father*****

The Atonement with the Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero def

) 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 188 STAGE 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) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES (188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...):

(simply go to www.clickok.co.uk for full details)

*****Characteristics of the Oracle and the Sword*****

Willing or Unwilling. Though the Sword is this valuable love and high concept, it is not always a wanted prize; or the prize comes at a cost. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake doesn't want to take a fall for the mafia. But he must if he wants a shot at the Title.

Suicidal. The Journey to the Sword is often impossible and suicidal. In The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy is told to retrieve the witch's broom.

*****First Threshold*****

Willingly or not Hero enters a First Threshold, somewhere where he (or she) is a Fish out of Water. In Straw Dogs (1971), David goes into the pub. for some cigarrettes.

*****Atonement with the Father*****

The Atonement with the Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero de

hieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES (188+ stages of the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) you need to know about...):

(simply go to www.clickok.co.uk for full details)

*****Characteristics of the Oracle and the Sword*****

Willing or Unwilling. Though the Sword is this valuable love and high concept, it is not always a wanted prize; or the prize comes at a cost. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake doesn't want to take a fall for the mafia. But he must if he wants a shot at the Title.

Suicidal. The Journey to the Sword is often impossible and suicidal. In The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy is told to retrieve the witch's broom.

*****First Threshold*****

Willingly or not Hero enters a First Threshold, somewhere where he (or she) is a Fish out of Water. In Straw Dogs (1971), David goes into the pub. for some cigarrettes.

*****Atonement with the Father*****

The Atonement with the Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero de

prize comes at a cost. In Raging Bull (1980), Jake doesn't want to take a fall for the mafia. But he must if he wants a shot at the Title.

Suicidal. The Journey to the Sword is often impossible and suicidal. In The Wizard of Oz (1939), Dorothy is told to retrieve the witch's broom.

*****First Threshold*****

Willingly or not Hero enters a First Threshold, somewhere where he (or she) is a Fish out of Water. In Straw Dogs (1971), David goes into the pub. for some cigarrettes.

*****Atonement with the Father*****

The Atonement with the Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero de

e Father is the confrontation with the Inner Challenge. This stage often contains some mentor / father figure representative. In Straw Dogs (1971), David and Amy are in the church hall, the priest lectures and Amy has flashbacksabout the rape.

*****Final Conflict Breakout*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. The breakout in the final conflict comes when the hero defeats a significant antagonism or overcomes a significant obstacle. In Straw Dogs (1971), David defeats the Demon King (makes Tom shoot himself in the foot).