| From our deconstruction of hundreds of | | | | the Shape Shifter: JinnahJinnah's speech; |
| Hollywood blockbusters and Academy Award | | | | India wants home rule.Hesitatingly getting up |
| Winners....The Hero's Journey is the template | | | | from his chair.Resistance to the trial: |
| upon which the vast majority of successful | | | | people walk away.Ghandi's |
| stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based | | | | speech.Transformation: I think I'm going to |
| upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we | | | | read his journal.Transformation: Ghandi at |
| have deconstructed are based on this | | | | home; dressed in a local outfit.Resisting the |
| template.Understanding this template is a | | | | Atonement: Ghandi's philosophy; resists the |
| priority for story or screenwriters.The | | | | idea of Home Rule.Trials and Transformation |
| Hero's Journey:a) Attempts to tap into | | | | 2:The Old Man visits Ghandi.Ghandi arrives in |
| unconscious expectations the audience has | | | | the Town; the British surprises; huge Indian |
| regarding what a story is and how it should | | | | welcome.Threshold Guardian: there had better |
| be told.b) Gives the writer more structural | | | | not be any trouble.Ghandi hears the story of |
| elements than simply three or four acts, plot | | | | Indigo from the sick old man; the British |
| points, mid point and so on.c) Interpreted | | | | landlords still want their rents.Around the |
| metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, | | | | village on elephants; Ghandi |
| allows an infinite number of varied stories | | | | arrested.Protests at his arrest.Goodbye to |
| to be created.and more...Below is a | | | | the Old Self: saying goodbye to Charlie.New |
| deconstruction of a classic transformation | | | | Self: Ghandi's hearing; Ghandi refuses to |
| that sticks rigidly to the Hero's | | | | pay; is released.Allies: Nehru sends the |
| Journey.Ghandi (1982); basic | | | | young lawyers.Transformation: the British |
| deconstructionFade in / Loop: Ghandi's death; | | | | cave in.Transformation: Ghandi takes third |
| Einstein's quote.Meeting the Hero: Ghandi as | | | | class; walks.Developing the Shape Shifter: |
| a young man on the train.Hero's Capabilities: | | | | God give me patience.Trial and Transformation |
| a lawyer; reader and thinker.Antagonism in | | | | 3:The meeting with Jinnah, Nehru et al; |
| the Ordinary World: thrown off the | | | | refusing terrorism; Ghandi deciding on |
| train.Meeting the Mentor : Mr Khan and his | | | | non-passive but non-violent resistance; |
| attorney tell him the way it is in South | | | | causing the general strike.India shuts |
| Africa .Forced out of his Ordinary World: | | | | down.Ghandi arrested.Nehru visits Ghandi in |
| then it must be fought.First | | | | prison; there have been riots; Ghandi |
| Threshold:Resistance: no one turns up to the | | | | released if he speaks for non-violence.The |
| meeting.Mentor 's Guidance: Khan; you write | | | | massacre in Amritshar.The General is cross |
| brilliantly but you have much to learn about | | | | examined.Transformation: Ghandi visits the |
| men.Interdiction: the police will arrest the | | | | massacre and looks down the |
| first man who tries to burn a pass; you want | | | | well.Transformation: Ghandi asks the British |
| this kind of trouble you can have | | | | to leave.Resisting the Atonement: I don't |
| it.Overcoming the Interdiction: Ghandi burns | | | | want to make a martyr of him.Transformed: |
| the passes and gets beaten by the | | | | Ghandi in simply a loin cloth.Meeting the |
| police.Antagonism: Smuts et al.Outer | | | | Oracle: preaching for Hindu and Muslim unity; |
| Cave:Devolved State: just like proper English | | | | boycotting English cloth.Meeting Miss Slade / |
| gentlemen.Meeting Allies: meeting | | | | Mirabehn.Slade with Ghandi; hearing stories |
| Charlie.Meeting Enemies: the thugs on the | | | | of rioting between Hindus and Muslims; |
| street.Developing the Antagonism: they're | | | | martial law in Bengal .Rioting; the police |
| going to change the pass laws.Antagonism: | | | | station.Nehru et al try to persuade Ghandi |
| Smuts; I shouldn't worry about Ghandi.Meeting | | | | not to fast.Seizing the Sword: Ghandi fasts |
| Allies: Walker and the carpenter; Ghandi | | | | until Nehru tells him that the riots are |
| tells Walker of his philosophy.Resisting the | | | | over.Near Death Experience: Ghandi arrested |
| Middle Cave : Ghandi's wife doesn't want to | | | | for sedition; the judge stands; sentenced to |
| clean the toilets.Middle Cave : Ghandi throws | | | | six years.Reward: Walker arrives in India ; |
| out his wife.Inner Cave : Conscious Decision | | | | re-enacting the wedding ceremony.Preparing |
| to the Belly of the Whale: Ghandi holds the | | | | for the Atonement: talking with Walker .The |
| meeting; we will not strike a blow.Warning | | | | British decide to ignore the march to the sea |
| against the Belly of the Whale: I don't think | | | | with salt; Walker covers the march.Atonement |
| that's very good.Belly of the Whale: | | | | with the Father:Ghandi knows what he is going |
| confronting the police on horses.Belly of the | | | | to do; the strength of civil resistance; he |
| Whale: Charlie preaches to the white | | | | is in control; the march; reports in the |
| audience; some walk away.Belly of the Whale: | | | | World News.Everyone is arrested; but no |
| Ghandi et al in prison; everyone's in jail, | | | | violence.The British arrest Ghandi.The |
| including the women.Physical Separation: | | | | Indians walk into the salt mine and do not |
| Ghandi meets the SA leadership; the act is | | | | resist the beating; Walker |
| repealed; the cost is that future immigration | | | | reports.Apotheosis: the British release |
| will be curtailed; Daniels lends Ghandi a | | | | Ghandi and he visits London to discuss the |
| shilling for a taxi.New World of the | | | | terms of their withdrawal.Refusal: the will |
| Transformation: Ghandi arrives in India .New | | | | is gone.Ghandi et al arrested again.Margaret |
| Creatures / Antagonism in this World: the | | | | from Life Magazine arrives.Shape Shifter |
| British soldiers; the British.New Self: | | | | Reveals: Jinnah has fired up the |
| Ghandi in new clothes; my dignity comes from | | | | Muslims.Developing Margaret and his wife: |
| following my husband.Meeting New Allies and | | | | talking about married life.Magic |
| Mentors: Patel, young Nehru et | | | | Flight:Ghandi's wife dead.Mountbatten arrives |
| al.Transformation Progressing: stop calling | | | | to take care of Independent India.Rescue from |
| me Mr Patel, you're not a junior clerk | | | | Without: Jinnah concerned about Muslim |
| anymore.Developing the Antagonism / | | | | slavery.Crossing the Return Threshold: |
| Foreshadow of the Transformation: Ghandi sees | | | | protestors want the death of |
| the poverty in India .Meeting the Shape | | | | Jinnah.Foreshadow of the Resolution: the |
| Shifter / Foreshadow of the Resolution: | | | | assassin in the audience.Ghandi has to choose |
| Jinnah and Prakash.Foreshadow of the | | | | between an Independent India and an |
| Atonement: we hope you'll join us in our | | | | Independent Pakistan or Civil War.The birth |
| struggle for home rule.Shape Shifter / | | | | of Pakistan .Crossing the Return |
| Resolution: that's non-violence for | | | | Threshold:Fighting breaks out during the |
| you.Pushed onto the Road of Trials: the | | | | India / Pakistan migration.Ghandi fasts until |
| professor sends Ghandi away to see the real | | | | the rioting stops.More rioting.Foreshadow of |
| India .Trials and Transformation 1:Ghandi on | | | | the Resolution: death to Ghandi.Ghandi wants |
| the train and travelling around India .Time | | | | all fighting to stop. |
| Shift: the war will be over soon.Developing | | | | |