Comments on: Kung Fu Panda is a Remake of Star Wars

By: Brent

Brent — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:13:41 +0000

That was dumb it follows simple martial arts movie archetypes.

By: BlueNight

BlueNight — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:58:12 +0000

I saw this post, and I wondered, how long would it be before someone mentioned the monomyth. It only took three posts, but even the second post said “archetype,” so I’d call it 2 1/2.

The curious thing about the monomyth is that all good stories follow it, no matter how well disguised. The basic stages are: the Unsatisfactory Normal World, the Strange New World, the Road Of Trials, the Journey To The Oracle, the Night Journey, and the Final Arena.

EVERY EPISODE of 1-hour TV dramas, including NCIS, CSI, Star Trek: TNG, The Unit, Law And Order (original and spinoffs), and The Mentalist, to name a few, can be mapped in this way. I can walk in on any given segment, and based on two minutes of events, tell which segment it is.

I recently saw an amateur film at a film festival, which followed the Hero’s Journey up until the final battle, where the hero decided the villains weren’t villains after all, joined them, and the film ended. It felt so WRONG, and it didn’t win the film festival, and that is exactly why.

By: supersamurai

supersamurai — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:00:59 +0000

lol guys even if its true that tons of movies have the same archetypes and basic plot points its still funny

if you need proof, go to http://www.tvtropes.org

By: Icesnake

Icesnake — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:34:47 +0000

Already saw it. Yes, it’s the same story, and probably the same story as Legend of the Drunken Master, and practically every other film about the the Hero’s Journey (thanks to “s” for the reference, it had it on the tip of my fingers and couldn’t type it).

Thing is, I don’t care. All I want is an epic saga with ridiculous Kung Fu moves. SW, KFP, KFC (you’d have to know the local KFC manager to get that reference), it’s all good.

By: Oni

Oni — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:04:07 +0000

Agreed with Eric. Jeez this brightened my day till some of the turd in the punchbowl comments.
THE ARTICLE MADE ME SMILE