Comment on Avatar (the one with the blue aliens) is such a weird franchise
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks agowe both know that’s not what i was referring to. i’m talking things like intellectual properly rights. also, there are plenty of subjectively judged sports.
But in general? Yah, it is.
one major criticism of the monomyth theory is that it relies, perhaps subconsciously, on confirmation bias. many classic works that have been called monomyth-conforming only fit that mold when you ignore stuff that doesn’t fit, stuff that in some cases completely change the context of the other beats.
folklorist Barre Toelken, in an essay from 1996, wrote
Campbell could construct a monomyth of the hero only by citing those stories that fit his preconceived mold, and leaving out equally valid stories… which did not fit the pattern
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Now it’s just semantics about how much story structure we have.
I’m not saying it’s the “hero’s journey” every time, but if you for instance look at Dan Harmon’s story circle — which is very much based on the monomyth — you’ll see how those apply to pretty much all narrative stories. Not all, but most.
It’s just the form we seem to like or which at least works well enough.
Also saying “we both know that…” online is a bit naive.
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
i personally go with the most charitable interpretation, trying to figure out what people mean rather than assuming that the text as written, no matter how incongruous to the rest of their argument so far, is exactly what they meant. but you do you.
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s called being “prescriptive”, and I… was not.
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
well thank you for teaching me a new word!