by Richard Stromer | Jul 27, 2021 | Fiction, Hero's Journey, Journey, Movies, Personal Mythology, Spirituality
The Wizard of Oz is undoubtedly one of the greatest of America’s cultural icons. In addition to its fame as a classic of pop culture, the film is also considered among the greatest cinematic works of all time. For example, The Wizard of Oz was selected in 1989 by the...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 2, 2019 | Archetypes, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
One might imagine the scariest aspect of life is not knowing what’s going to happen next, but as the weatherman Phil Connors in film Groundhog Day vividly reminds us, there is something even more horrible and that’s knowing exactly what’s going to happen...
by Richard Stromer | Jun 30, 2018 | Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies
Anyone acquainted with the life and work of Joseph Campbell will be familiar with the archetypal pattern of transformation he named the “Hero’s Journey.” It was this concept, — originally presented in 1949 in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces — that...
by Richard Stromer | Jan 19, 2018 | Archetypes, Movies
The Power of Myth at the Movies: The Way Motion Pictures are a powerful and captivating medium for exploring the mythic, archetypal nature of our experience as human beings. Indeed, I believe cinema to be the preeminent medium for presenting myth in the modern world,...
