• Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    All he did was read Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” and turn it into a sci-fi flick. Don’t get me wrong the original three were good pictures, but it is the most formulaic way to make a story. You can find every step in the hero’s journey like clockwork.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      All he did was make a sci-fi movie in a way that had never been done before, and establish a franchise that spans generations. That’s all…