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Myth & the Movies: Discovering the Myth Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films By Stuart Voytilla ( Michael Wiese Productions )
Release Date: 1999-11
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Product Description
Ever wonder why certain movies are considered 'classics' or 'breakthrough films' and other films are quickly forgotten? Myth and mythic structure are often the key to defining the success factor in some of he most enduring films ever made. Myth and the Movies analyzes over 50 US and foreign films in every cinematic genre including drama, westerns, horror, action-adventure, romance, comedy, romantic comedy, suspense-thriller and fantasy-science fiction. This comprehensive book will give you a greater understanding of why some films continue to touch and connect with audiences, generation after generation. KEY FEATURES:
* Provides fascinating analysis of over 50 classic films
* Covers films of all genres
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Amazon.com Review
Riffing off ideas articulated in Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey, Myth and the Movies serves both as a sequel to that book and a series of examples attempting to demonstrate its validity. In his book, Vogler, borrowing ideas from Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell, argues that every story follows certain patterns--which he collectively characterizes as a mythic "hero's journey." In Myth and the Movies, Voytilla breaks this journey up into stages, using 50 famous films to illustrate the universality of Vogler's method. During the course of the book, he unpacks the mythic structure of horror, war, drama, romance, comedy, science fiction, action-adventure, the western, and the thriller, drawing on films as diverse as Seven Samurai, The Silence of the Lambs, Annie Hall, and Boyz N the Hood. His charts, maps, and consideration of various archetypal characters ("the shadow," "the trickster," "the herald," "the shapeshifter") and narrative devices ("the elixir," "the adventure," "the threshold," "the road back") provide a clear picture of how Campbell's archetypes can be used for film analysis. And who knows? Perhaps as you follow Voytilla's descriptions, you will be inspired to create some myths of your own. --Raphael Shargel
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 Seems far more interesting as a concept than an actual execution
If there is a 12 or 13th Edition to this book, give me a call.
As it is, it looks like an interesting work of progress that someone prematurely released when they should have still kept it on the editors desk.
It needs work. It needs lots and lots of work.
It is fantastic as a premise, but in its current form it needs be resubmitted for a re-edit.
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 Nothing new here
I had to read this book for a class taught by the author. There are not really any new ideas here. A person who has never been exposed to genre, character type and a three-act structure might find it useful. I found the dissection and analyses dry and un-insightful. Serious and seasoned screenwriters may be disappointed.
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 A Phenomenal Guide for Screenwriters
I am a huge fan of this book. It invites you into a secret club of those special people who can read a script or watch a film and and decipher all of its great qualities and not-so-great qualities. It gives you a complete template of how to write a succesful story so that it commits the audience to the film through emotion. A superb book!
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Interesting Genre analysis, Nominal story analysis, ( mrenormo )
After reading Vogler I was interested in how an expert might wholisticly apply his structure to actual movies.
Unfortunately, Voytilla's analysis of individual movies is rather shallow and nominal. i.e. He basically rehashes movie plots using keywords for Voglers book to name them. There is no introspection into how these elements provide drama, work with the theme of the movie, or highten an audience's investment in the hero.
The only parts of the book that I found interesting were Voytilla's analysis of Genres. Here he writes about similar structures, themes, and purposes found within genres such as comedy, adventure, action etc.
If you are at a loss to apply Vogler's works, this book will be helpful. If you are interested in breif and somewhat interesting Genre analysis and don't mind dropping a few bucks then you might pick up a couple of interesting tidbits here and there.
However, if you're looking for an analysis that truly enlightens the dynamics behind the dramatic excellence of a movie, skip this book, rent a bunch of movies and apply Vogler's ideas for yourself. (Disney movies such as the Little Mermaid are a great place to start.)
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EXCELLENT GUIDE TO STORY SCTRUCTURE ( watchdog_712003 )
As Advertised, this book is a guide to the story structure of 50 great movies. "Myth and the Movies" uses the Heroes Journey model which is illustrated in "The Writers Journey" but Christopher Volger." I'd recommend getting books and using them as companions to one another.
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