| From our deconstruction of hundreds of
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| | barricading the way.Mentor and Hero
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| Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms at
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| | meeting: the Emperor and Johnston shake
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| Hero's Journey is the template upon which
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| | hands.Forced to the Trials: now we
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| the vast majority of successful stories
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| | start.Trial and Transformation 1:Outer
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| and Hollywood blockbusters are based
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| | Cave: the first lesson; are you a
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| upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood
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| | gentleman.Middle Cave: having lunch; I'm
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| movies we have deconstructed are based on
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| | angry.Transformation: Johnston given the
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| this template.Understanding this template
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| | hats.Trial and Transformation 2:Outer
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| is a priority for story or
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| | Cave: Johnston gives the bike.Middle
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| screenwriters.The Hero's Journey:a)
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| | Cave: Mother dies.Inner Cave: Trying to
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| Attempts to tap into unconscious
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| | get out of the Forbidden City; the door
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| expectations the audience has regarding
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| | is blocked.Transformation: Throwing the
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| what a story is and how it should be
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| | mice at the door.Trial and Transformation
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| told.b) Gives the writer more structural
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| | 3:Outer Cave: Rescued from the
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| elements than simply three or four acts,
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| | Roof.Middle Cave: Transformation: needing
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| plot points, mid point and so on.c)
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| | glasses.Resistance to the Transformation
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| Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and
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| | Inner Cave: the Emperor cannot have
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| symbolically, allows an infinite number
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| | glasses.Pushing the Transformation /
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| of varied stories to be created.and
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| | Inner Cave: Johnston threatens the
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| more...EXAMPLE: The Last Emperor, Academy
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| | eunuchs.Trial and Transformation 4:Outer
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| Award Winner Best Film, 1987 - Hero's
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| | Cave: Emperor gets a wife.Middle Cave: I
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| Journey [basic deconstruction]FADE IN:
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| | want a modern wife.Inner Cave: wedding
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| images of China; context: Manchuria.Going
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| | night.Mid Point: I wanted
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| on a journey: the train.Meeting the hero:
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| | reforms.Transformation: cutting off his
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| the emperor gets off the train.Meeting
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| | hair.Asking for an inventory.The
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| the Mentor: the governor gets off the
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| | threesome.The burning of the
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| train.Creatures of the World: the
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| | stores.Expelling the Eunuchs.When did
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| communists.Rules of this World: no
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| | your friendship with the Japanese
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| talking, obey the guards.Hero's status:
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| | begin?New Self: dressed in the tennis
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| people recognise him.Warning / danger of
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| | gear.Forced out of the World of the
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| the Journey: the Emperor tries to kill
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| | Transformation: the Japanese
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| himself.Pushed to the Call: open the
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| | arrive.Resistance: I always thought I
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| door.New World: Old China.Call to
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| | hated it here and now I'm afraid to
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| Adventure: the boy prince is to be
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| | leave.New Self: becoming a
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| transferred immediately to the Forbidden
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| | playboy.Meeting the Oracle: wife #2 is
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| City.Leaving the Old World and Old Self:
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| | nothing outside the city, she wants a
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| I give you my son.Refusal of the Call:
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| | divorce.Foreshadow of the Atonement: the
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| the boy prince cries.Creatures of the New
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| | Japanese keep tabs on the
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| World: the various types in the Forbidden
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| | Emperor.Antagonism: the Japanese have
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| City; the half moon hats.Meeting the
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| | taken the city.Resisting the Sword: no
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| Mentor: the boy meets the old Empress
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| | one divorces me.Seizing the Sword: wife
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| Dowiger.Pushed to the First Threshold:
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| | #2 escapes; freedom.Meeting the Shape
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| the Empress decides that he will be the
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| | Shifter: Eastern Jewel arrives.Near Death
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| new Emperor.Goodbye / Death to the Old
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| | Experience: our ancestor's graves have
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| World / Old Self: the Empress dies.First
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| | been decimated and the Empress has been
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| Threshold from afar: the Emperor on the
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| | hacked to death.Goodbye to the Old Self /
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| throne.Threshold Marker: the yellow
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| | Mentor: saying goodbye to
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| curtain.Outer Cave: the soldiers and
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| | Johnston.Reward: becoming an Emperor
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| eunuchs kow-towing.Middle Cave: the
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| | again.Atonement with the Father: the
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| cricket and the old man.Refusing the
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| | general arrives; the Emperor is a
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| Inner Cave: can we go home today; not
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| | puppet.Apotheosis: still using other
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| yet.Inner Cave: being bathed, he can do
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| | people as servants; put in the cell with
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| anything he wants.Resisting the
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| | the other collaborators.Ultimate Boon:
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| Transformation: running to the wet nurse
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| | the arms have been taken away; the
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| and crying, "I want to go home."Pushed to
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| | Emperor stands up for a free China.Denial
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| the Belly of the Whale: saved from
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| | / Disgust: the Empress is pregnant by the
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| slitting his wrists; you are a criminal
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| | chauffeur; you still think I'm your
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| you must be judged.Belly of the Whale:
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| | servant don't you; walking to the far
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| meeting his brother and mother; I have
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| | side; stop pretending; I let it happen;
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| never met any other children; playing
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| | they killed the baby and the
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| with his little brother.Foreshadow of the
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| | chauffeur.Magic Flight: the Empress is
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| Physical Separation: breast feeding from
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| | taken away; pursuing her.Shape Shifter
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| the wet nurse.Physical Separation: you're
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| | Revealed: Eastern Jewel is having an
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| not the Emperor anymore. There's a new
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| | affair with the Japanese man.Rescue from
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| emperor; watching the car arrive.Physical
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| | Without: watching the film.Crossing the
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| Separation: the wet nurse is forced to
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| | Return Threshold: the Empress
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| leave.Resisting the Trials and
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| | returns.Master of the Two Worlds: the
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| Transformation: running after the
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| | Emperor is a gardener now; leave me
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| Governor.World of the Transformation: all
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| | alone; you only want me because I'm
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| the prisoners lined up.Transformation
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| | useful to you.Inner Challenge Resolved:
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| Mentor [in the camp]: the governor.Rules:
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| | the Emperor graduates; is free.Resisting
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| you will write the story of your life and
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| | the Freedom to Live: trying to save the
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| confessing.New Self: new clothes.Meeting
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| | governor from the Maoists.Freedom to
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| the Transformation Mentor [in old china]:
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| | Live: going back to the Forbidden City.
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| Johnston arrives.Warning: the soldiers
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