Joseph Campbell: Mythos I
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Actor: Joseph Campbell, Susan SarandonBrand: Acorn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 280 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-09
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acacia
Movie Reviews of Joseph Campbell: Mythos I
Movie Review: So many answers
Summary: 5 Stars
What are we all looking for? What do you call that thing sought after by science, religion and everything in between? And, why is it so illusive? When a friend recommended Joseph Campbells' book "the hero with a thousand faces", I knew from the title that it may be the book I was looking for because for years I had been noticing the similarities between the religions and the myths of the world which led me to believe that everyone everywhere is reaching for the same thing. After being blown away the the book mentioned above, I got Mythos 1. Since this DVD is over four and a half hours long, I was looking forward to watching it over a couple of weeks, a little at a time. Well, I watched half the first night, slept, woke up and watched the rest. Joseph Campbell is off the hook!
Whenever I consider taking in the views of any scholar, it matters a great deal to me the impression that I get of the type of person that he or she is. Is the motivation self aggrandizement, malice, concern for others? J.C. definitely falls into the third category. His compassion for humanity is extremely apparent and his main objective seems to be to demonstrate to all who will hear it that we are and have always been connected as one human group. There are no "others", just us. In subtle ways, he informs us that we each share a common mission: to draw upward, not tear down those around us, but in order to do so we must first take a journey to find a treasure that we must acquire in order to be of any assistance to others.
So as we venture out into the great unknown, what is it that we are seeking and, again, why is it so illusive? I guess the paradox is that the only way to find it is by looking outside your circle only to discover it within yourself. The treasure that we seek is found in humanity; it is one that has to be lost in order to be found. If we step outside of who we think we are, we find ourselves. And, if you find the Self, you are fit to help humanity; if you help humanity, you help yourself. This message is whispered in the works of Joseph Campbell.
Summary of Joseph Campbell: Mythos I
"The material of myth is the material of our life, the material of our body, and the material of our environment. A living, vital mythology deals with these." -- Joseph CampbellDuring the final years of his life, Joseph Campbell embarked on a lecture tour in which he drew together all that he had learned about what he called the "one great story" of humanity. These remarkable lectures were filmed and are presented here in the order and manner in which Campbell himself intended, with enhanced images and in minimally-edited form. As seen on PBS.
The Programs
1. Psyche and Symbol -- The psychological impulse for and response to myth.
2. The Spirit Land -- How myths awakened American Indians to the mystery of life.
3. On Being Human -- The emergence of myth in early hunter-gatherer societies.
4. From Goddess to God -- The gradual shift from the Goddess to male, warlike deities.
5. The Mystical Life -- Non-biblical mythic strains hat helped shape the Western spirit.
Special Features: never-released Q&A footage and biographical material
Presented and Hosted by Academy AwardŽ - Winner SUSAN SARANDON
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