In Case You Missed Class: The Hero’s Journey in Masterpieces of Film
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
012: Gravity (2013)
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack talks about the Hero’s Journey in the Alfonso Cuarón film Gravity.
011: Spirited Away (2001)
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack talks about Hiyao Miyazaki’s film Spirited Away.
010: Life is Beautiful (1997)
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in the Italian film Life is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni.
009: Dersu Uzala (1975) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack talks about the Akira Kurosawa film Dersu Uzala and the Spielberg/Lucas film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
008: 8 1/2 (1963)
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in Federico Fellini’s 1963 film 8 1/2. There is a lot going on in this film, and it turns out it has a messa...
007: The Philadelphia Story (1940) and The Searchers (1956)
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack talks about the Hero’s Journey in George Cukor’s 1940 romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story and John Ford’s 1956 western The Searchers...
006: La Grande Illusion (1937)
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses Jean Renoir’s 1937 masterpiece about French POWs in WWI, La Grande Illusion.
005: Metropolis (1927)
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses the hero’s journey in Fritz Lang’s sci-fi masterpiece from 1927, Metropolis. Which parts of the story work? Which parts fall fl...
004: The Kid (1921)
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses the steps of the hero’s journey in Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 masterpiece The Kid — and perhaps even helps that crazy dreamland s...
003: The Hero’s Journey Part III: The Cosmogonic Cycle
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mack discusses the final part of Campbell’s Hero with a Thousand Faces. This is the cosmogonic cycle, in which the universe comes into being, he...
002: The Hero’s Journey part II
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Mack covers the steps of Atonement with the Father, Apotheosis, Ultimate Boon, Magic Flight, Rescue from Without, Crossing the Ret...
001: The First Half of the Hero’s Journey
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Mack gives a brief idea of the In Case You Missed Class series, and then briefly but specifically discusses the steps in the first...