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Posts tagged hero’s journey

BOWLING WITH COYOTES; or, the Hero’s Quest Complete

Reach for the sky!
 Cowboy Shoot ‘em Up with Stagecoach ©2008 es
Hey, that’s good advice.
 
All movies and stories (all that are worth hearing) have the common theme of conflict that leads to resolution and the return. A theater play with no conflict at all resembles virtual reality. Where’s the fun in watching that? Might as […]

Posted on October 22nd, 2008 under Cowboy Mythos, Film Reviews, The Good the Bad the Fugly. Tags: , , , , . Comments: 1

DRIFT RUN CEMETERY ICE CREAM SOCIAL; or, the Hero’s Quest

Mythology and ritual are the same thing. Take a look at Phantom Empire, 1935 Mascot serial. This twelve-episode serial is the worst Western of all time. But buried beneath its trick riding and kid-style secret club is a message as deep as the secret underground queendom of Murania. That’s about twenty-five thousand feet, way down […]

Posted on October 15th, 2008 under Cowboy Mythos, Film Reviews, The Good the Bad the Fugly. Tags: , , , , , . Comments: None