Annotated Bibliography pages 3-20

Vogler, Christopher. "Maping the Journey - A Practical Guide." The Writer's Journey : Mythic Structure for Writers. By Christopher Vogler and Michele Montez. Boston: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007. 3-20.


“Mapping the Journey”, was the first section to this book other than the introduction in which we as the reader are informed as to the structure of a story. It provides us with a processed structure in which almost any story can fit. Further more the section provides many examples from various films which vary hugely, yet when explained within the framework of the story telling guidelines we see that these films that seem so different to the naked eye easily correlate.
The structure that the chapter talks about is 12 stages to the story. When linked together create a knock on effect in which one stage leads the story to the next, creating a flow to the movie that is intentional. We are provide with a layout within the book that clearly shows the order of events and also explain each section with intense detail.



As I read the chapter I did indeed agree with what I was reading, it is true that most of the films I could think of do follow this structure to some degree, although they sometimes repeat certain sections and miss others out. For example love actually, is a film that tells many small stories that eventually correlate in order to come together to make one big story. But all of the small stories are key examples of this structure, and the fact that they all come together at the end just adds to the entertainment.
As for the read itself, at first I found it hard to understand which scenes of specific movies would fit in to which sections of the plans, but as the chapter moved on my understanding increased and found that I gained a fuller understand as to what was being said. The layout was defiantly approachable and made for an intriguing read.


Questions
Is there any examples you can think of that do not fit this model?
Can you relate this model to a period within your life, if so when and how?
The chapter talks about the evolving charecter of the modern day hero, who do you look at as a hero within today’s culture?