Another archetype is Symbolic. A type of symbolic archetype is a "Magical Weapon". The characteristics of this archetype are a magical weapon only the hero can use fully. A movie that shows this archetype is "Narnia" because to anyone else the wardrobe was normal, but to them the wardrobe was a doorway to the world of Narnia. Also the White Witch had a magical dagger that turned the person or thing she cut with it to stone. Another item that had magical enhancements was Santa Claus' gift bags, which seemed empty but somehow held weapons for the four heroes.
A second symbolic archetype is the “Sunrise". The characteristics of this movie are beginnings, birth, and enlightenment. A movie that shows this archetype is "The Lion King". At the beginning of the movie, there's a scene of the rising sun starting off the new day. Also while the sun starts shining the next heir in the lion kingdom was born (Simba). Another thing was when the baby giraffe started taking its first steps and it stepped into the sunlight and felt its warmth.
A third archetype is "The one Tree". The characteristics of this movie involve immortality, and contrasts with the forest. The movie "300" would relate to this archetype because in a scene the main character Leonidous looks at a bare tree, with the rising sun behind it. While he does this he invisions his life back in Sparta with his wife. He imagines a great life spending time with his wife and taking care of his son. Also watching his grow up to a strong man.
A fourth archetype is "Supernatural Intervention". The characteristics of this archetype are when gods intervene either for or against the hero. The movie with this archetype is "Percy Jackson and the lightning Thief". One scene of this archetype is when Hades attacks the Camp Half-Blood and threatens to keep his mother in the underworld unless he'd give him Zeus' lightening bolt. Another scene with this archetype is when Percy was stuck in the Underworld and Persephone gave him a way out.
No comments:
Post a Comment