Screenwriting, Screenwriter, Tips, Tricks, Tools: Use the Hero's Journey

The best screenwriting effectively utilises the hero's Journey. All of the Academy Award Winners of recent years have used it. As an example, Gladiator (Academy Award Winner Best Film, 2000) is deconstucted below (a summary):

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The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based on this template.

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The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon.

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The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon.

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The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon.

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