-Based on rites of passage
-Needs to face death (symbolic or physical); farthest from ordinary world
-By facing death we realize what's worth fighting for
Action Adventure Genre
-A larger world scope with global stakes
-A willing hero accepts the quest
-Hero's problems:
- Journey of the Higher Cause (External Prob)
- Journey of Personal Growth (Internal Prob.); often seeking the heart
-Indiana Jones is a likeable hero that at first rejects the call to adventure, but soon finds that the quest is beyond him, and is a task that he must take to potentially protect mankind. In the clip we viewed in class, we saw how Indie faces ordeal after ordeal but is willing to sacrifice and serve no matter what, and also how he deals with following his heart (internal problem) with his ex girlfriend. But as most action-adventure films good triumphs over evil, as Jones is wise enough to have him and Miriam look away from the Ark of the Covenant and survive.
Romance genre
-Root of romance: forbidden love
-A larger world scope with global stakes
-2 problems/goals:
- Journey of Higher Cause
- Journey of the Heart
-Nobel sacrifice-> Heart is often sacrificed for higher cause
Titanic Clip
-The Titanic clips viewed in class showed us how Jack and Rose, both from opposite social standings, kindle their forbidden love and the threat that it poses to Rose's reputation and her crisis of the heart. It was interesting to see how often there is a love triangle and rivalry in romance genre films as we saw in Titanic. Jame's Cameron did a great job of adhering to this genre's hero's journey by having Jack make the ultimate sacrifice and allow Rose to stay afloat on the debris as he froze in the water and died. What I wonder and now am going to be looking out for, is whether or not all romance films follow this dramatic quest, and if those who don't are as effective as films like Titanic and the Notebook.
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