E14 Comment créer le héros parfait

2017-07-27

What do Luke Skywalker, Aladdin and Harry Potter have in common? At first sight, not much. But what if I told you that their adventures actually follow the exact same steps? The scenery and characters might be different, but the plot structures are identical. This is why you probably had an impression of déjà-vu when you were watching one of these movies. This recipe to tell the “perfect story” was found by Joseph Campbell, an American anthropologist who analyzed myths from all around a world and i...

What do Luke Skywalker, Aladdin and Harry Potter have in common? At first sight, not much.

But what if I told you that their adventures actually follow the exact same steps? The scenery and characters might be different, but the plot structures are identical. This is why you probably had an impression of déjà-vu when you were watching one of these movies.

This recipe to tell the “perfect story” was found by Joseph Campbell, an American anthropologist who analyzed myths from all around a world and identified their similarities.

Do you want to know what are the ingredients to write a scenario worthy of Hollywood? Then let me take you through the different stages!

This podcast is designed for intermediate French learners who want to get a better grasp of the language by listening to interesting topics.

You can find the transcript of this episode here: https://innerfrench.com/e14/

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