Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey
by David Kennard, Janelle Balnicke
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Actor: George Lucas, Jean Erdman, Joseph Campbell (III), Peter DonatDirector: David Kennard, Janelle Balnicke
Brand: CAMPBELL,JOSEPH
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 57 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-06
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Acacia
Movie Reviews of Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey
Movie Review: A torch in the dark
Summary: 5 Stars
At last there is someone who provides a solid basis for overcoming the schism between religion and the age of enlightenment. I have never seen a deeper and more detailed analysis of what religion and myth really is all about. Anyone who as a child of our age of science has ever asked the question: How come humanity has believed in such strange things as myth and religion during all its history, will find an answer in Campbell's books.
Unfortunately there are still the ones like "Diogeneze"(a bit further down), who out of fear believe that reality can be grasped by a set of dogmas, and despise someone like Campbell, who tries to look deeper than that and get to the core of the conditions for our existence.
Summary of Joseph Campbell - The Hero's Journey
"And so Galahad decided that it would be a disgrace to set off on a quest with the other knights. Alone he would enter the dark forest where there was no path. This is the myth of the Hero's Journey." -Joseph CampbellOne of the greatest storytellers of our time, and arguably the greatest mythologist, Joseph Campbell spent most of his long, rich career explaining how ancient myths like the Hero's Journey are relevant to modern life. In understanding the importance of myth as a vital, vibrant source of "mankind's one great story," Campbell inspired others to embark on a quest for the meaning of myth in their own lives. This biographical portrait, filmed shortly before his death in 1987, follows Campbell's personal quest-a pathless journey of questioning, discovery, and ultimately of delight and joy in a life to which he said, "Yes."
Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, a scholar who achieved legendary status as an explicator of myths, is reverently profiled in this documentary that encompasses his long life and career. During his childhood in New York City, Campbell was taken to see "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden. Young Campbell was fascinated by the Native Americans in Cody's performing troupe and eventually became obsessed with mythology. As he came to realize that myths worldwide had the same underpinnings, he also discovered his life's work. This documentary mentions Campbell's affinity for the writings of James Joyce and Carl Jung, and there is ample footage of Campbell, casual in flannel shirts, giving lectures salted with references to Buddhism, Christianity, classical mythology, St. Augustine, and the rituals of plains Indians. In later life, Campbell is seen being honored at a banquet at which George Lucas rises to give him credit for helping to inspire the writing of Star Wars. After Campbell's death in 1987, heated controversies arose about his work, but this documentary is an overwhelmingly positive look at his writings, lectures, and personality. --Robert?J. McNamara
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