Category: Joseph Campbell
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Sitting at the Feet of a Film Analyst (part 3)
Last time, the film hero Doug Welch (and your Daily Bugle rep here) talked through show-don’t-tell, the evil of voice-over and the benefit of imagery when used in voice over’s stead. They also read some comics aloud… LS: That might be a really terrific exercise to sift through [Shawshank] and say what does that show…
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Joseph Campbell Religion :: Did Joseph Campbell Believe in God?
Someone found their way to Literating asking this question: Did Joseph Campbell believe in God?
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The New Hero: Tolkien and Subversion
We have this innate hunger for heros. Every culture has them, and every hero has a sort of journey. Joseph Campbell made this concept famous with his “Hero with 1,000 Faces”. In fact, being freinds with George Lucas, he inspired Lucas to create Star Wars. Along this line of thought, meditating the various heroes of…
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The Power of Myth: Reflections on Campbell
Ever wonder why Star Wars did what it did? We have Joseph Campbell to thank. Back a couple of decades, this dinosaur taught concepts from a lectern that would shape, and still shapes, the generations. Recently, thanks to a proper introduction via brother Doug Welch, I dove headfirst into The Power of Myth.