ct.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and

The Hero's Journey 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.

There is only one story.

The 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 catharsis).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story.

and more...

Make use of symbolism

Most of the time we don't notice it, but screenplays consist of much more structure and symbolism than is commonly assumed. And that is right, because they should be designed for maximum impact.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and

s template is a priority for story or screenwriters.

There is only one story.

The 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 catharsis).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story.

and more...

Make use of symbolism

Most of the time we don't notice it, but screenplays consist of much more structure and symbolism than is commonly assumed. And that is right, because they should be designed for maximum impact.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and

re 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 catharsis).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story.

and more...

Make use of symbolism

Most of the time we don't notice it, but screenplays consist of much more structure and symbolism than is commonly assumed. And that is right, because they should be designed for maximum impact.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and

impose your situational story.

and more...

Make use of symbolism

Most of the time we don't notice it, but screenplays consist of much more structure and symbolism than is commonly assumed. And that is right, because they should be designed for maximum impact.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and

ct.

Take the role of water. At the stage of the Near Death Experience, romantic lovers part in the rain (50 First Dates, 2004), protagonists are captured and tortured with water (Green Mile, 1999), protagonists happen to be on vessels that sink (War of the Worlds, 2005) and heroes are submerged by antagonisms (Jaws, 1977).

The role of water is ancient and works on the audience subconsciously; it signifies baptism / dirt to cleanliness / washing away the Old and emerging to the New Self.

Symbolism is just another way of demonstrating the psychological stage of the Transformation: the purpose of the Journey is to push/pull the Hero through a physical change that stimulates the psychological Transformation - because that's what a story is: a Transformation.