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While the audience roots for the hero, they are supposed to be scared of the villain. \n\nBut why do the characters we love mean so much to us?\n\nStorytelling is an ancient art, one of humanity’s oldest forms. Stories have been used to pass down histories and lessons from the dawn of time, but they also demonstrate aspects of our own nature and help us understand ourselves. Through these stories, certain types of characters have emerged consistently across time and culture. These are **archetypal characters**. \n\nBy viewing movies with a critical lens and an understanding of how the characters on the screen actually reveal something about our own psyches, you’ll be able to understand the importance of cinema not only as a popular or influential form of entertainment but as a continuation of an ancient art form that is meant to teach us about the world and ourselves. \n","2f77ae8d-1634-468d-b1e5-0ef2b8ef6a75",[57,66],{"id":58,"data":59,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"01690f62-ac52-4e70-8cb4-08cf065507cc",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":61,"clozeWords":63},4,[62],"When analysing movies, it is pivotal to understand how the characters on screen either relate to the audience or alienate them",[64,65],"relate","alienate",{"id":67,"data":68,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"356ac4af-b40a-4ee8-8349-eb14b4919931",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":69,"clozeWords":71},[70],"Archetypes are the types of characters that appear consistently across films",[72,73],"Archetypes","consistently",{"id":75,"data":76,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":80},"312cea92-7995-4079-93a9-5179830d30d9",{"type":20,"title":77,"markdownContent":78,"audioMediaId":79},"The Hero Needs No Introduction ","**Joseph Campbell**, a writer and professor who studied the archetypes present in literature and art, defined a hero as ‘someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.’ \n\nAn aspect of movies that captivates and draws audiences in is the plight of the hero on the big screen who believes so much in a cause or purpose that they are willing to sacrifice their own comfort, safety, or even sense of self. \n\nBut why does this story speak so much to us? Why are superhero movies so popular and why have _Star Wars_, _Lord of the Rings_, or _Harry Potter_ not lost any traction in pop culture?\n\nAccording to Campbell, this is because we all love, and even need, **the hero’s journey** or hero myth in our lives. **The hero’s journey is a specific story structure that speaks to something within the audience that they are looking for**. We each have obstacles in our own lives that must be overcome, whether they are internal or external. \n\nWatching the hero’s journey play out in film helps us to not only relate with the hero facing similar challenges but also gives us a roadmap to dealing with our own obstacles and facing our own villains. \n","4f9d6a37-b67e-4f83-bb61-73376937beb3",[81,88],{"id":82,"data":83,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"76a640d6-cafe-44b1-9f4a-cc07c9a8300d",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":84,"activeRecallAnswers":86},[85],"What was Joseph Campbell's definition of a hero?",[87],"Someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself",{"id":89,"data":90,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"9108dabe-8012-4b87-9df8-b4b221aa4337",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":91,"clozeWords":93},[92],"According to Campbell, watching the hero's journey gives us a roadmap to dealing with our own obstacles or facing our own villains",[94,95],"obstacles","villains",{"id":97,"data":98,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":100},"ae93edfb-f1cf-4de1-a3ee-a2d4e4f78544",{"type":25,"title":99},"The Hero's Journey and Monomyth",[101,123,163,189],{"id":102,"data":103,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":107},"f0e6f9fd-9bee-49a8-ba4c-65525ba6ef98",{"type":20,"title":104,"markdownContent":105,"audioMediaId":106},"Introduction To The Monomyth In Popular Culture","**Joseph Campbell’s work, The Hero with A Thousand Faces**, attempts to define and detail what he coined as a ‘monomyth,’ a single story that is articulated over and over again across time and cultures, even though the specific characters and circumstances would change. He was intrigued that this one story had so thoroughly captured audiences of so many varying walks of life. \n\nHe called this **monomyth the Hero’s Journey** and determined that this single story, reiterated across time, culture, and even religion, is not just a story we innately love and don’t get bored with, it also speaks to something deeper in humanity’s psyche.\n\nEver wonder why _Star Wars_ has impressed generations? What about _Harry Potter_? Would you say he’s the same as Frodo or Luke Skywalker? Would you believe that Captain America and Neo from _The Matrix_ share the same story? \n\nAll of these characters follow the hero’s journey and, according to Campbell, it is because this story and the plight of these heroes speaks to something deep within our unconscious mind so that we will never tire of watching these movies or rooting for these characters. \n","61f3d8c4-75aa-4c4a-aa96-ff869b37fd73",[108,115],{"id":109,"data":110,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"6c173756-7314-4dd0-8999-c79274cad9b1",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":111,"activeRecallAnswers":113},[112],"What was Joseph Campbell's treatise on the monomyth called?",[114],"The Hero with a Thousand Faces",{"id":116,"data":117,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"c8d0d1b8-f3f1-47c8-ad3b-45f0caa0fb85",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":118,"clozeWords":120},[119],"According to Campbell, it is because the monomyth speaks to something deep within our subconscious mind that we will never tire of watching hero movies",[121,122],"monomyth","subconscious",{"id":124,"data":125,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":129},"f659f3ae-ca4f-46d7-8d4e-a85c85fdef9d",{"type":20,"title":126,"markdownContent":127,"audioMediaId":128},"The Stages Of The Monomyth","According to J Campbell, there are certain archetypes in art that reflect our psyches. What he coined as the Hero’s Journey is the quintessential archetypal plot. It is one of the oldest stories to be told and is seen in many different cultures and time periods. \n\nCampbell identified 3 main parts to this **‘monomyth’** or archetypal Hero’s Journey.  The first part is **‘The Departure’**. Here, the hero is introduced to their journey to come, although the full extent of the conflict hasn’t been revealed, just like when Gandalf asks Frodo to bring the Ring to Mordor in _The Lord of The Rings_ but the full dangers of that journey aren't yet known. \n\nThe second part is **‘The Initiation’**. This is where the hero has faced such transformative obstacles and no longer has the ability to return home, forcing them to continue with their quest or purpose. The final state Campbell identified is **‘The Return’** where the hero has accomplished their goals and returns to a new, although hopefully improved world. \n","aa980102-ee58-473d-b5a0-e48227d3d1ab",[130,137,147,154],{"id":131,"data":132,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"2122e0f7-1f5b-4961-8118-7b87835b743e",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":133,"activeRecallAnswers":135},[134],"At which stage of the monomyth does the hero go home to a new, improved world?",[136],"The Return",{"id":138,"data":139,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"6d71cd4d-c46d-46da-80c7-631b65e53568",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":140,"multiChoiceCorrect":142,"multiChoiceIncorrect":144},[141],"Which of these is not a part of Campbell's monomyth?",[143],"The Arrival",[145,146,136],"The Departure","The Initiation",{"id":148,"data":149,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"b12b38a2-84cf-449b-b0a1-de3ccf171c92",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":150,"binaryCorrect":152,"binaryIncorrect":153},[151],"What is the point in the monomyth at which the hero can no longer return home?",[146],[145],{"id":155,"data":156,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"dd0b1422-fa6c-41d1-9ee9-23e5f0684aff",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":157,"binaryCorrect":159,"binaryIncorrect":161},[158],"Is the full extent of the movie's conflict revealed in the departure stage of the monomyth?",[160],"No",[162],"Yes",{"id":164,"data":165,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":169},"29dd90b8-5acf-4a53-bf77-f5d33df94648",{"type":20,"title":166,"markdownContent":167,"audioMediaId":168},"The Antihero ","While the Hero myth and character is recognized not only across varying films and genres but across cultures, time, and religion, **the antihero** is a fairly modern character archetype, but one you’ll probably recognize. \n\nAs opposed to the traditional hero who is moral, just, humble, and brave, the antihero is a character without these traditionally heroic characteristics. Usually **morally ambiguous**, reluctant to fight for a cause beyond their own intentions, and lacking some of the core virtues the hero embodies, **the antihero is a complex character** that’s ripe for analysis. \n\nWhile heroes are beloved and model behaviors and virtues we all wish we could embody, the reality is we’re all neither heroes nor villains. We’re somewhere in between, just like the antihero is. \n","a1e88747-b48d-4f62-ae75-78735526931a",[170,178],{"id":171,"data":172,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"5fe21e49-3892-4332-9188-4165c0634ed5",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":173,"clozeWords":175},[174],"An anti-hero is a morally ambiguous protagonist who is reluctant to fight for a cause beyond their own intentions and lacks some of a hero's core virtues",[176,177],"ambiguous","virtues",{"id":179,"data":180,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"6a116357-6c06-4896-956c-32f28b1cb7d4",{"type":38,"reviewType":19,"spacingBehaviour":20,"multiChoiceQuestion":181,"multiChoiceCorrect":183,"multiChoiceIncorrect":185},[182],"Which of these is not a characteristic of a conventional hero?",[184],"Efficacy",[186,187,188],"Morality","Bravery","Humility",{"id":190,"data":191,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":195},"7b8da044-7f44-405d-bce0-fef120e8488a",{"type":20,"title":192,"markdownContent":193,"audioMediaId":194},"Understanding The Antihero","The antihero is a complex character filled with conflicting motivations and desires that audiences usually relate to because they see that same battle warring inside themselves. Unlike the hero, who is resolved in their motivations and firm in their virtue, the antihero is usually not as easy to understand. \n\nSome great examples from television and movies of these antiheroes are Han Solo from _Star Wars_, Captain Jack Sparrow from _The Pirates of the Caribbean_, and Walter White from _Breaking Bad_. Each of these characters are morally ambiguous and self-serving in many ways, but, despite their flaws, they manage to pull off heroism when the situation demands it, and that’s why we love them. \n\nWhile the hero is determined to fight the villain, the hero maintains a code of conduct or rules that they will not stoop below in order to win, in other words, the hero fights fair and it is exactly their just and noble cause that helps them win. \n\n**The antihero, on the other hand, is not driven by the same code of conduct**. Whether past traumas haunt them or the desire to simply survive, they do not have the same nobility or justice that the hero does and must overcome these obstacles within themselves just as they must fight off or overcome the external conflict. \n","517defc2-a7a4-4cda-8721-6f9f770a4042",[196,205,213],{"id":197,"data":198,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"2bd0cc4a-fd3f-46e8-91d4-1daa1a3337d8",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":199,"binaryCorrect":201,"binaryIncorrect":203},[200],"Antiheroes are popular because...",[202],"we can relate to their moral conflict",[204],"the perfection of the hero is intimidating",{"id":206,"data":207,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"f417b89c-f712-41ed-b859-1aad8a1c76b8",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":208,"clozeWords":210},[209],"The antihero is a complex character filled with conflicting motivations and desires",[211,212],"complex","conflicting",{"id":214,"data":215,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"fc4ea43f-10bd-4369-b0ff-9c883d58e4e5",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":216,"binaryCorrect":218,"binaryIncorrect":220},[217],"What type of protagonist follows a strict set of rules, below which they refuse to stoop?",[219],"The Hero",[221],"The Antihero",{"id":223,"data":224,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":226},"3ec4673d-9e9c-4227-9342-99d910fffbaa",{"type":25,"title":225},"Understanding Villains and Antagonists",[227,248,271,294],{"id":228,"data":229,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":233},"14f712c3-3939-42c8-a561-50c075410d5a",{"type":20,"title":230,"markdownContent":231,"audioMediaId":232},"Understanding Opposing Forces","As much as audiences across time love and appreciate the hero of the story, without a great villain to match the hero, there really is no story. **The villain of most stories is the antagonist or the character who stands in the way of the protagonist**. \n\nThis antagonistic force has motivations, desires, and goals that oppose those of the protagonist and they usually fight just as hard, if not harder, to stop the protagonist from interrupting their goals or reaching their own. \n\nWithout conflict, there is no plot. There is nothing for the hero to overcome or defeat. Without a villain, there’s no plot and there’s not even a real hero. \n\nAs **Roger Ebert**, film critic and author, writes, ‘Each film is only as good as its villain…only a great villain can transform a good try into a triumph.’\n","72431b60-e415-4bdc-bff9-aeb43ef14b8a",[234,241],{"id":235,"data":236,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"77573e0e-e365-44a0-8321-05f3b7c041ff",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":237,"activeRecallAnswers":239},[238],"Who wrote that 'each film is only as good as its villain'?",[240],"Roger Ebert",{"id":242,"data":243,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"c7330723-66da-43a2-8df6-cb585c470568",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":244,"clozeWords":246},[245],"The villain of most stories is the antagonist or the character who stands in the way of the protagonist",[247],"antagonist",{"id":249,"data":250,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":254},"7fe00734-1e9a-425b-ba2e-d5c536c7b73f",{"type":20,"title":251,"markdownContent":252,"audioMediaId":253},"Villain Versus Antagonist","When analyzing movies through the lens of their characters, it's important to distinguish between the villains of the plot and the antagonists. The villain of a plot is the character who stands in fundamental distinction from the Hero. **This villain is ‘evil’** in that their very existence in some way threatens the existence or reality of the hero, or perhaps the whole world. \n\nWhile evil is subjective, the evil of the villain in a plot is that their actions are so heinous that they cannot coexist with the hero - the character we care about and root for. \n\nThe **antagonist of a story is a force of character that stands in opposition to the hero**. While they may stand in opposition to the hero, **that doesn’t mean they're evil** or cannot coexist with the hero. For example, in _Top Gun_, Ice Man stands in opposition to Maverick and presents him with many obstacles, but he doesn't threaten his existence nor is he evil or malicious. \n\nIn some cases, the villain and the antagonist are one and the same, but to really hone your analytical skills when it comes to films, practice recognizing these differences.\n","038e1dbd-e339-4386-b814-6867b18c8c6b",[255,264],{"id":256,"data":257,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"0b726f4a-1995-4085-aae4-abe37cc87a88",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":258,"binaryCorrect":260,"binaryIncorrect":262},[259],"Which of these statements is correct?",[261],"Villain is a subset of antagonist",[263],"Antagonist is a subset of villain",{"id":265,"data":266,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"ef1f39bc-27c4-469b-a966-01abbd56ca6f",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":267,"clozeWords":269},[268],"While a villain is necessarily evil, an antagonist can simply be a rival with equally good intentions",[270,247],"villain",{"id":272,"data":273,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":277},"7f41afdf-a798-4cb8-acc9-38085c383bc5",{"type":20,"title":274,"markdownContent":275,"audioMediaId":276},"The Foil; Another Side To The Hero","One of the most important and memorable aspects of cinema is the characters in the movies we love. The history of movies and television is full of iconic duos. Some of these duos are a specific type of character set called foils. Foil characters are 2 characters, one of which usually being the hero or protagonist, that are meant to teach the audience something about the story’s main character. \n\nThe term foil character comes from the many works of Shakespeare, who commonly used this character duo, but it is a common way writers and directors explore the protagonist from different angles. \n\n**A foil is the opposite of the main character**. Think of a piece of aluminum foil that is reflective and malleable. This reflection is exactly what a foil character does, reflects the opposite traits of the protagonists. \n\nSome famous examples of antagonistic foil characters are Frodo Baggins and Gollum from _The Lord of the Rings_. The role of Gollum’s character is to emphasize the danger that Frodo is in as well as highlight the virtue that Frodo possesses that Gollum does not. \n\n ![Graph](image://11cf6430-491c-4ca5-b8aa-0143751488f2 \"Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ (2002) uses presentation of foil characters alongside each other to expose their simultaneous flaws (image copyrighted under New Line Cinema)\")\n\n","8ff17991-ebaf-40b0-9f72-a7b6b8984d3b",[278,287],{"id":279,"data":280,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"11c107d5-3e34-49cc-993c-0dbdead04938",{"type":38,"reviewType":25,"spacingBehaviour":20,"binaryQuestion":281,"binaryCorrect":283,"binaryIncorrect":285},[282],"A foil character is...",[284],"opposite to the main character",[286],"identical to the main character",{"id":288,"data":289,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"912939ce-d683-4b94-b5a0-1445c27bc9db",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":290,"clozeWords":292},[291],"A foil character reflects traits that are opposite to that of the protagonist to expose their characteristics more vividly",[293],"protagonist",{"id":295,"data":296,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":300},"96b27f02-0ae4-42df-8853-f113035b1d6c",{"type":20,"title":297,"markdownContent":298,"audioMediaId":299},"The Purpose Of The Foil; Opposites Attract","Shadows tend to look darker when compared to light, and that is exactly what the foil character is meant to do to the protagonist, cast them in a new light. \n\nWhile most character foils are antagonistic duos, such as Frodo and Gollum from The _Lord of the Rings_ or Clarice and Hannibal Lecter from _The Silence of the Lambs_, foils don’t have to be contrary. In fact, **some examples of foil characters demonstrate companionship.**\n\nWhile in _Harry Potter_, the titular character and Draco Malfoy serve as a contrast of each other’s traits, Harry and Hermione complement each other. Harry is rash and decides to act based on his intuition. However, Hermione plans each step out and it's this careful consideration that helps Harry through his trials while also demonstrating his recklessness. \n\nAnother complementary set of foils is Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Sherlock is arrogant and cold but Watson is practical and sympathetic. Their verbal sparring and mutual annoyance are entertaining and demonstrate the flaws in one another’s character, but they always come to each other’s rescue.\n","82bd8f71-3e8e-41fe-8024-744253f9d5be",[301],{"id":302,"data":303,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"c5cc76ed-f7ed-4e1a-9ab9-2ee20d1da3f7",{"type":38,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":20,"activeRecallQuestion":304,"activeRecallAnswers":306},[305],"What is the aim of a foil character?",[307],"To cast the protagonist in a new light",{"id":309,"data":310,"type":25,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":312},"7487a1bb-fe5a-4fd5-98e9-139b755b454b",{"type":25,"title":311},"Character Studies and Types",[313,327,351,367],{"id":314,"data":315,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":319},"ed665dd1-3c3b-4ee1-837e-4f88f68cd709",{"type":20,"title":316,"markdownContent":317,"audioMediaId":318},"The Character Study","It is the characters onscreen that we relate to the most. Their obstacles, traumas, triumphs, and relationships are what draw us into a plot and heighten the emotional impact a film can have on us. \n\nA **character study is a popular type of film that focuses intently on the motivations, desires, and struggles of a character**. It is their internal conflict and their reactions to the events of the plot that becomes the movie’s central focus. A character study film is meant to give the audience an intimate glimpse into the character’s experience and perspective and watch as they change and grow throughout the plot of the film. \n\nSome examples of character studies are Darren Aronofsky’s _The Wrestler_ and Todd Phillip’s _Joker_. In each of these films, it is the single character that drives the emotion and action of the plot and we as audience members get an intimate glimpse into their lives, desires, and struggles. ","89324e2d-5ad9-4572-bad7-dbe5f947957e",[320],{"id":321,"data":322,"type":38,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19},"de150b87-89e8-4684-bcb4-2debfce4a674",{"type":38,"reviewType":60,"spacingBehaviour":20,"clozeQuestion":323,"clozeWords":325},[324],"In a character study, a character's internal conflict often becomes the movie's central focus",[326],"internal",{"id":328,"data":329,"type":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":333},"27b2bba6-8dc4-4d71-a16d-037dfca3cc47",{"type":20,"title":330,"markdownContent":331,"audioMediaId":332},"Introduction To Other Character Types ","Oftentimes, filmmakers will utilize tropes or types, which are common elements in plots despite the uniqueness of the plot itself.  A character type specifically is a formulaic character with distinct traits and roles that remain the same despite the film.\n\nWhen analyzing films, learning to recognize if a film utilizes character types is important in discovering the filmmaker's message. 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