![]() In Antman: Scott is approached by Hank Pym (the owner of the suit). The hero is approached by the ‘mentor’ who will offer the hero training, knowledge, equipment or advice, and often making the hero realise the benefit of the adventure. In Antman: Scott is surprised after discovering the true powers of the suit and tries to return it. In Antman: Scott is convinced by his friends to commit a burglary in order to find money for his child support payments, which leads him to find the Ant-Man suit.Īt first, the hero tries to turn away from the adventure due to fear of the unknown or belief that they are not capable. He is refused by his ex-wife to see his daughter unless he can provide child support.Ī significant, out of the ordinary event shakes up the Hero’s normal life and leads them on an adventure. In Antman: Scott Lang, a well meaning thief, is released from prison. Usually there is something that is causing them stress (this will be fixed by the resolution of the film). The introduction of the main character’s everyday life before the “big event”, establishing their quirks, flaws and motivations. To understand each of the steps, I’ll try to give the general explanation and then put it in relation to Ant-Man (spoilers ahead). There are many variations of this journey, one of which is shown in the below diagram, but the general setup is the same for all the versions. I thought it would be interesting to further analyse this concept, given that one of the exploration points for Film 3 has to do with comparing traditional and non-traditional drama narrative techniques.Īs a basic idea, “The Hero’s Journey” is a summary of a type of psychologically motivated/goal oriented character storytelling that is present in the majority of popular cinema today, especially in the superhero genre. ![]() ![]() During the movie, though, I got to thinking about how the film was a great example of “The Hero’s Journey”, a narrative template/device that we had touched on briefly during Media 1. (Plus, Paul Rudd is always great and I will fight anyone who opposes this opinion). Despite not knowing all the hardcore-fan-only tidbits and easter eggs like my two friends, I still really enjoyed the movie and its many unexpected laugh out loud moments. This past week, I saw the new Marvel film, Ant-Man. ![]()
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