tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post7483254540161423867..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "A Principle With A Punch"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-51056957072426404062011-01-10T07:17:59.857-08:002011-01-10T07:17:59.857-08:00Good ideas about the DNA of American movies.
Take...Good ideas about the DNA of American movies.<br /><br />Take a look also at the use of Joseph Campbell's "Power Of Myth" approach to screenwriting. Chris Vogler is the name most associated with it, "mythic storytelling" for motion pictures.<br /><br />It's relevant to your idea of the man who doesn't want to fight and then fights. In the Joe Campbell/Chris Vogler approach, the hero is called to some action, but he hangs up the phone. That's "refusal of the call." Very quickly, though, he is thrown into a situation which requires him to answer the call and embark on his journey. Good example is Luke Skywalker in the first Star Wars movie.<br /><br />The line from the Kid, "That <i>is</i> my reputation," terrific.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.com