There are eight archetypes identified as essential in making a film and do not have to be mutually exclusive and include: anima, animus, mentor, mother, shadow, hero’s departure, hero’s initiation, hero’s return (Chang et al., 2013). The predictability can be identified with the overuse of an archetype. However, the complexity of using just one archetype at time for specified sequence can have lasting impression. For example, contradictory archetypes—mother and shadow—have a better complex characteristic that improves the mystery or suspense of the
There are eight archetypes identified as essential in making a film and do not have to be mutually exclusive and include: anima, animus, mentor, mother, shadow, hero’s departure, hero’s initiation, hero’s return (Chang et al., 2013). The predictability can be identified with the overuse of an archetype. However, the complexity of using just one archetype at time for specified sequence can have lasting impression. For example, contradictory archetypes—mother and shadow—have a better complex characteristic that improves the mystery or suspense of the