Linda Seger Creating The Myth Summary

SAR: “Creating The Myth” The article Creating the Myth, Linda Seger tells us what makes a good movie a great movie. Seger points out the hero myth that is portrayed in most movies and the roles they play to make the movie better. Seger tells us that all great movies have a “hero myth” behind them that usually starts with the hero living as a normal person living a normal life.
This essay was written in the context of a contribution to the discussion that all great movies have a hero part, heroic scene, or the underdog that does something to save the day. Seger intended audience is people that are interested in the film industry, or looking to make a movie. One purpose of this essay is to persuade you to think that the only good movies are the ones with a superhero roles and heroic actions. Another purpose of this essay is to educate the audience about …show more content…
The organizational form of this essay is classification, seger goes into great detail about the myths of movies, and why a good movie isn't a great movie. There is a very passionate tone to this essay as Linda Seger feels strongly about the hero roll being a huge part of what makes a great movie. She also uses lots of detail and her own personal opinions that you can tell she feels very passionate about. For example when she talks about “if a filmmaker is only thinking about the action and excitement of a story, audience might fail to see the connection with the hero's journey. But if the basic beat of the hero's journey are evident, a inexplicably draw audience, in spite of critics’ response to the film”(45). The thesis of this essay of this essay is about how we