“the one who tells the stories rules the world” - Plato

Worldview Triangle/Iceberg

Practice(both words and deeds)

Priorities

Perspective

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Every Movie contains 9 things:1- Theme or Moral2- Hero3- Hero’s Goal4- Adversary5- Hero’s character flaw6- Apparent Defeat7- Final Confrontation between Hero and

Adversary8- Self-Revelation of the Hero9- Resolution

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1- Theme or Moral:

If you could summarize everything the movie is teaching in a sentence or two it would be…

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Example Theme: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Although evil is strong, tempting, and destructive, the forces of good and right will overcome the forces of evil

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2- Hero

Who are you cheering for?

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Example Hero: Becoming Jane

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3- Hero’s Goal

What is the Person you are cheering for in the movie trying to accomplish?

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Example of Hero’s Goal: Truman Show

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4- Adversary

Who is going against the Hero and what he/she is trying to accomplish?

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Example of Adversary: Star Wars

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5- Hero’s Character Flaw

You are cheering for him/her, but to accomplish his/her goal he/she needs to do or learn…

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Example Hero’s Flaw: Nacho Libre

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6- Apparent Defeat

It looks like the hero will not accomplish his or her goal

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Example of Apparent Defeat:

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7- Final Confrontation

The Hero Confronts the Adversary

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Example of Confrontation: The Perfect Storm

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8- Self Revelation of the Hero

What the hero overcame or learned

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Example of Self Revelation:

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9- Resolution

How things are left after the hero accomplishes their goal and the adversary is defeated

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Cute…but so what?1- Theme = What is right or wrong2- Hero = What kind of person is good3- Goal = What is worth striving for?4- Adversary= What is wrong/bad8- Self-Revelation = What we should

learn 9- Resolution = What is the good life

Your assignment…

Due tomorrow Take your favorite movie and…

Tell what that movie says about each of the nine elements

Compare and/or contrast what the movie says with what Christianity says on at least one of the points.

Extra Credit: Go see a new movie and tell me (by writing) what perspectives or beliefs are involved

Postmodern Art