“Dune” (2021): the mythic structure, explained

You may love it or not (I did, A LOT), but the movie is very layered and deserves a deeper understanding. This is an in-depth story analysis of 2021’s Dennis Villeneuve treatment of the sci-fi classic.

“The Silence of the Lambs” (1991): a dangerous game of shapeshifters and shadows

I revisited “The Silence of the Lambs” to analyze its mythic structure through the lens of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth. Clarice Starling needs to combine the powers of two very different mentors to complete her Journey and claim her Reward. Read to find out more.

“The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) – how to become a Master of the two Worlds

My closer look on “The Shawshank Redemption”, seen through the lenses of the Hero’s Journey narrative structure and archetypes.

“Joker” (2019): the Hero’s Journey of a Fallen Angel in 13 stages, explained.

My complete movie breakdown of “Joker” (2019), following the stages of the Hero’s Journey. It works perfectly.

“Stardust” (2007) – a Victorian fairy tale and a spectacular quest for self-love

“Stardust” (2007) is an interesting mix between a spectacular Hollywood movie and a steampunk fairy tale. This is my detailed analysis of its narrative arc and characters, plus some notes on the differences between the film and the original book.

“Fight Club” (1999) – to hell and back, and a Hero’s Journey into insanity

Following the stages of the “Hero’s Journey”, here is a very detailed script, film and character analysis of David Fincher’s 1999 cult movie. If you loved “Fight Club”, this is for you!

The 10 stages of the Hero’s Journey in “Back to the Future” (1985)

Very detailed character and script analysis of the 1985 movie by Robert Zemeckis. The wonderful intertwined 3 character arcs, a masterpiece ending, how did it become such a classic, and did it age well? Read to find out.

The Hero’s Journeys in “La La Land”

“La La Land” has been one of the most acclaimed movies from 2016, receiving a landslide of awards including 7 Golden Globes and 6 Academy Awards (well, they thought 7 at first). It currently scores a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, with critical consensus as: “La La Land breathes new life into a bygone genre with thrillingly assured direction, […]

“The Jungle Book” – a comparison between the versions (1967-2016)

Raise your hand if you don’t know “The Jungle Book” (and then, run and do something about it, seriously). It is an iconic story, probably one of the most well known by young people and adults across several different generations. Since the publication of the book by Rudyard Kipling (which was rather a collection of books) […]

The Hero’s Journeys in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Now that the enthusiasm has cooled down, the questions remains: is Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII) cool or not? The film has been released on December 2015 and has achieved an impressive number of records (stuff like being the highest grossing movie of 2015). It is now the third highest grossing film of all times, after Avatar […]