Sky High Hero Journey

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Sky high (2005) directed by Mike Mitchell is a It has a sentimental take on the epic hero journey that follows the typical epic hero story structure. The film centers around Will Stronghold, son of the two greatest superheroes in the world, the Commander and the Jetstream. The main problem will goes through is not having powers.

In the film, Will Strongfield is just an average teenage boy, but that is a problem because his parents are the greatest superheroes in the world, the Commander and Jetstream, or Steve and Josie Stronghold. On his first day of freshman year at Sky High, a superhero school in the sky, all students have to go through Power Placement where they will show their powers and they will be either be placed under hero or

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