Friday, April 15, 2011

More:O

I have five more archetypes to talk about. I will list each and every single and explain how they all fit into a modern film, classical film, and how they also relate to their titles.  The first Archetype I would like to talk about would be “The Youth from the Country”.  This is where a hero leaves their home and is raised by strangers so they can better their life. Then return home after the have completed their task. An example would be King Arthur, or Lancelot, or so on. A second one would be know as “Joker/Trickster/Holy fool.”  This figure whose “inspired insanity” may lead to great illumination, often through mischance or misdirection.  This appears in many movies, such as: Batman 1 2, Spiderman, Superman, the Terminator, Legion, and last but not least Harry Potter (1 2 3 4 5 6). Third would be the “Fairy Godmother” which is a female version of the mentor. This also appears in a lot of movies, mainly in fairy tales, tall tales, folks, and make fictional stories. The following are examples of this archetype: Shrek (1 2 3), Cinderella, Snow white, sweet 16, and some others that I can not list at this moment. The fourth archetype would be “The Friendly Beast”- this doesn’t occur in many movies but it comes out. Some examples would be: Beauty and the beast, where the wild things are, and Up. Last but not least the fifth Archetype, known as “The Initiate”- Heroes and heroines who undergo training before their quest. I only really know of two movies that have this, and those would be.” Sky high and Peirce Jackson” This are mostly students at a school and find out they have powers, the are sent off to a different school meant for them. They understand the meaning and are off for their mission.

-Nicky

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