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