Visionaries - 08.31.20

Movies Myths and Archetypes

 

This week Lobell talks about his new book, "Movies Myths and Archetypes," which is available on Amazon. Lobell describes an archetypal approach to movies, beginning with "Phantom of the Opera," which is the archetype of how a woman negotiates between key male figures, the father, the demon lover, and the husband lover. He then goes on to look at The Hero Journey in movies like "Apocalypse Now," Mean Streets in movies like "Chronicles of Riddick," Promethean Visions in movies like "Lucy," Time in movies like "Midnight in Paris, and Our Better Selves in movies like "Groundhog Day."