The Matrix – Joseph Campbell Monomyth

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26 Responses to The Matrix – Joseph Campbell Monomyth
  1. KHRaccoon
    September 15, 2009 | 12:23 am

    Such a great movie to demonstrate the Monomyth.

  2. seebistoo
    September 30, 2009 | 1:06 am

    I’m walking the path of NEO.. I’m NEO.. haha SYKE.. LOVE THIS…

  3. widmogames
    October 15, 2009 | 8:38 am

    eggory, your viewpoint is one shared by many bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad artists

  4. eggory
    October 15, 2009 | 10:47 pm

    Are you insecure or just lazy? Why do you resort to insulting my person before even trying to deal with my ideas, or before i said anything insulting? Do you care to articulate your thoughts at all, since you bother to share them in any form, or do you just feel righteous trying to piss me off?

  5. widmogames
    October 18, 2009 | 10:38 pm

    i didn’t say you were bad, egg, who’s insecure? lazy yes i am lazy

  6. 41jimmyp
    October 30, 2009 | 7:07 pm

    I liked his journey better on Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure…. “Put them in the Iron Maiden… dude Iron Maiden…. air guitar… whoa dude… etc. I am be the one person on the earth that hates the Matrix… but Joesph Campbell is a genius

  7. culturaleyes
    December 4, 2009 | 6:02 am

    I didn’t know there was a Joseph Campbell analysis of the Matrix!! That’s too awesome!!

  8. Jaz906
    December 4, 2009 | 8:39 am

    If you look on the special features, look for a red bean ( Which is the pill it just looks like a bean)

  9. JoshuaMonjin
    December 6, 2009 | 7:33 pm

    Amazing how faithfully the matrix follows the pattern

  10. butterf1yz
    December 17, 2009 | 10:42 am

    the refusal of the call is not a part of the adventure. it’s an occasional alternative to the rest of the adventure. He probably didn’t even read campbell’s book past the table of contents.

  11. TomMSTie
    January 9, 2010 | 11:03 am

    Looking at Lord Raglan’s PATH OF THE HERO, Neo should be resurrected or reborn in the Matrix.

  12. TomMSTie
    January 9, 2010 | 11:07 am

    D’oh! Stupid me! I forgot about Neo dying and coming back at the end of the first movie.

  13. UrbanMage79
    February 24, 2010 | 7:24 pm

    No. It’s a part of it. Apparently you didn’t make it past the contents. :)

  14. UrbanMage79
    February 24, 2010 | 7:35 pm

    So the Matrix (part one) clearly follows the guiding structure of the monomyth to the letter. Guess they took the scaffolding down to make Reloaded and Revolutions. Well at least we now have a concrete explanation for how shit the sequels were.

  15. butterf1yz
    February 25, 2010 | 8:45 am

    Chapter 2-refusal of the call. 
    “Not infrequently in the myths and popular tales, we encouter the dull case of the call unanswered. (…) Refusal of the summons converts the adventure into its negative. Walled in boredom, the subject loses the power” etc.

    Chapter 3-supernatural aid
    “For those who have NOT REFUSED the call, th first encounter of the journey is with a protective figure (…)”

    -The Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell

    Buy the book, learn how to read, and THEN comment :)

  16. UrbanMage79
    February 25, 2010 | 9:21 am

    So redemption is not a pivotal theme?
    Anyway we’re at cross purposes here; I wasn’t saying the refusal was a part of Campbell’s identified process, I was saying it is part of the “Adventure”, which if you have read the book (and not just indexed the pdf ;) I’m sure you will agree that, aside from Campbells explicit explanation of the specified stages, there is also an implication that fall and redemption plays a major part in the overall adventure; be it a narrative one, or in life itself.

  17. butterf1yz
    February 25, 2010 | 3:48 pm

    The refusal of the call is not a part of the hero’s adventure. I obviously don’t care about your overall analysis of a book you haven’t read: if you can find a quote in campbell’s work that supports what this guy says at 0:49, and dirrectly contradicts the ones I shared, tell it to us. Otherwise, recognize you are absolutely wrong about a very simple matter.

  18. dunecigar
    February 25, 2010 | 7:31 pm

    Thank you, but I don’t need the Hero’s Journey explained to me.

  19. UrbanMage79
    February 25, 2010 | 10:51 pm

    lol if you delete anymore posts there isn’t going to be much space left for anyone else to write. Though it was probably wise to get rid of your “rude” and “Illiterate” accusations… why illiterate? And as for “rude”, what did I say that you didn’t? It was a lighthearted quip with a smiley following it. I suggest you get some thicker skin if you’re gonna post here.
    In response, (and very briefly, because this is tiresome) you referred to the “adventure” NOT the monomyth.

  20. butterf1yz
    February 26, 2010 | 8:46 pm

    Your attempt at getting out of your complete blunder by sounding deep and vague with nothing to back it up was pathetic, know that. Now getting advice on thick skin in an Internet argument from a man with no face is just risible. Keep smiling.

  21. UrbanMage79
    February 26, 2010 | 10:53 pm

    lol, dude, get over it.

  22. WackoJakko1331
    March 8, 2010 | 2:33 am

    then dont watch it you stupid fuck. why the fuck would you even look at this if you didnt need it explained to you? you are a moron shoot yourself

  23. SigersonLTD
    March 13, 2010 | 5:47 pm

    I love randomly clicking on a Saturday, you find such gems. Like this….

  24. Elcore
    March 23, 2010 | 5:24 pm

    @dunecigar Oooo aren’t you smart!!!

  25. angusharris
    April 15, 2010 | 12:00 pm

    Butterfly,
    The refusal of the call makes complete sense and the writer/director stated he used Campbell as a guide. He did NOT state he worshiped him. The refusal “moment” is seen in many myths. Whether it be described as a moment of “panic”, etc. I suggest you take Campbell’s advice and take a look at your own life. I bet you’ll find moments of refusal all over the place.

  26. David H. Paul
    April 20, 2010 | 7:35 am

    I love this example of the Monomyth so much that I names my Internet Marketing Help site after it: http://NeoTrainingNetwork.com.

    Come follow your bliss with me as we bring your dreams into reality in the form of your internet marketing ideas.

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The Matrix – Joseph Campbell Monomyth

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26 Responses to The Matrix – Joseph Campbell Monomyth
  1. KHRaccoon
    September 15, 2009 | 12:23 am

    Such a great movie to demonstrate the Monomyth.

  2. seebistoo
    September 30, 2009 | 1:06 am

    I’m walking the path of NEO.. I’m NEO.. haha SYKE.. LOVE THIS…

  3. widmogames
    October 15, 2009 | 8:38 am

    eggory, your viewpoint is one shared by many bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad artists

  4. eggory
    October 15, 2009 | 10:47 pm

    Are you insecure or just lazy? Why do you resort to insulting my person before even trying to deal with my ideas, or before i said anything insulting? Do you care to articulate your thoughts at all, since you bother to share them in any form, or do you just feel righteous trying to piss me off?

  5. widmogames
    October 18, 2009 | 10:38 pm

    i didn’t say you were bad, egg, who’s insecure? lazy yes i am lazy

  6. 41jimmyp
    October 30, 2009 | 7:07 pm

    I liked his journey better on Bill and Ted’s excellent adventure…. “Put them in the Iron Maiden… dude Iron Maiden…. air guitar… whoa dude… etc. I am be the one person on the earth that hates the Matrix… but Joesph Campbell is a genius

  7. culturaleyes
    December 4, 2009 | 6:02 am

    I didn’t know there was a Joseph Campbell analysis of the Matrix!! That’s too awesome!!

  8. Jaz906
    December 4, 2009 | 8:39 am

    If you look on the special features, look for a red bean ( Which is the pill it just looks like a bean)

  9. JoshuaMonjin
    December 6, 2009 | 7:33 pm

    Amazing how faithfully the matrix follows the pattern

  10. butterf1yz
    December 17, 2009 | 10:42 am

    the refusal of the call is not a part of the adventure. it’s an occasional alternative to the rest of the adventure. He probably didn’t even read campbell’s book past the table of contents.

  11. TomMSTie
    January 9, 2010 | 11:03 am

    Looking at Lord Raglan’s PATH OF THE HERO, Neo should be resurrected or reborn in the Matrix.

  12. TomMSTie
    January 9, 2010 | 11:07 am

    D’oh! Stupid me! I forgot about Neo dying and coming back at the end of the first movie.

  13. UrbanMage79
    February 24, 2010 | 7:24 pm

    No. It’s a part of it. Apparently you didn’t make it past the contents. :)

  14. UrbanMage79
    February 24, 2010 | 7:35 pm

    So the Matrix (part one) clearly follows the guiding structure of the monomyth to the letter. Guess they took the scaffolding down to make Reloaded and Revolutions. Well at least we now have a concrete explanation for how shit the sequels were.

  15. butterf1yz
    February 25, 2010 | 8:45 am

    Chapter 2-refusal of the call. 
    “Not infrequently in the myths and popular tales, we encouter the dull case of the call unanswered. (…) Refusal of the summons converts the adventure into its negative. Walled in boredom, the subject loses the power” etc.

    Chapter 3-supernatural aid
    “For those who have NOT REFUSED the call, th first encounter of the journey is with a protective figure (…)”

    -The Hero With a Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell

    Buy the book, learn how to read, and THEN comment :)

  16. UrbanMage79
    February 25, 2010 | 9:21 am

    So redemption is not a pivotal theme?
    Anyway we’re at cross purposes here; I wasn’t saying the refusal was a part of Campbell’s identified process, I was saying it is part of the “Adventure”, which if you have read the book (and not just indexed the pdf ;) I’m sure you will agree that, aside from Campbells explicit explanation of the specified stages, there is also an implication that fall and redemption plays a major part in the overall adventure; be it a narrative one, or in life itself.

  17. butterf1yz
    February 25, 2010 | 3:48 pm

    The refusal of the call is not a part of the hero’s adventure. I obviously don’t care about your overall analysis of a book you haven’t read: if you can find a quote in campbell’s work that supports what this guy says at 0:49, and dirrectly contradicts the ones I shared, tell it to us. Otherwise, recognize you are absolutely wrong about a very simple matter.

  18. dunecigar
    February 25, 2010 | 7:31 pm

    Thank you, but I don’t need the Hero’s Journey explained to me.

  19. UrbanMage79
    February 25, 2010 | 10:51 pm

    lol if you delete anymore posts there isn’t going to be much space left for anyone else to write. Though it was probably wise to get rid of your “rude” and “Illiterate” accusations… why illiterate? And as for “rude”, what did I say that you didn’t? It was a lighthearted quip with a smiley following it. I suggest you get some thicker skin if you’re gonna post here.
    In response, (and very briefly, because this is tiresome) you referred to the “adventure” NOT the monomyth.

  20. butterf1yz
    February 26, 2010 | 8:46 pm

    Your attempt at getting out of your complete blunder by sounding deep and vague with nothing to back it up was pathetic, know that. Now getting advice on thick skin in an Internet argument from a man with no face is just risible. Keep smiling.

  21. UrbanMage79
    February 26, 2010 | 10:53 pm

    lol, dude, get over it.

  22. WackoJakko1331
    March 8, 2010 | 2:33 am

    then dont watch it you stupid fuck. why the fuck would you even look at this if you didnt need it explained to you? you are a moron shoot yourself

  23. SigersonLTD
    March 13, 2010 | 5:47 pm

    I love randomly clicking on a Saturday, you find such gems. Like this….

  24. Elcore
    March 23, 2010 | 5:24 pm

    @dunecigar Oooo aren’t you smart!!!

  25. angusharris
    April 15, 2010 | 12:00 pm

    Butterfly,
    The refusal of the call makes complete sense and the writer/director stated he used Campbell as a guide. He did NOT state he worshiped him. The refusal “moment” is seen in many myths. Whether it be described as a moment of “panic”, etc. I suggest you take Campbell’s advice and take a look at your own life. I bet you’ll find moments of refusal all over the place.

  26. David H. Paul
    April 20, 2010 | 7:35 am

    I love this example of the Monomyth so much that I names my Internet Marketing Help site after it: http://NeoTrainingNetwork.com.

    Come follow your bliss with me as we bring your dreams into reality in the form of your internet marketing ideas.

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