Film Analysis: The Hero's Journey

Finding a Father By Throwing a Wedding Throughout life, all people experience troubles that leave an everlasting mark on their soul. The Hero’s Journey is an eight-step transformation that affects all people. In books, movies, poems, relationships, and everyday life, this adventure helps people to mature and gain a better understanding of the world. To benefit from the Hero’s Journey, one must meet all steps of the process: the Call, the Threshold, the Challenge, the Abyss, the Transformation, the Revelation, the Atonement, and the Return. One movie that shows a great demonstration of the Hero’s Journey is Mamma Mia. This movie, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, was released in 2008. The overall conflict in the movie is that the main character, Sophie, does not know her biological father and struggles to find him throughout the movie. After Sophie goes through the Hero’s Journey, she returns to world with a new outlook on life. First, to begin …show more content…
One experiences a sudden, dramatic change in their view of life when they reach the Revelation. Sophie realizes that she has gone through life without a father and now understands that her wedding can and will go on even though she has not found the man who gave her life. As she comprehends this, she goes to her mother and asks her to help her get ready for her wedding. Sophie knows that she has her mother and Sky; they are her family. She does not need to find her father. Sophie’s change the way she views life is crucial because it indicates that she is now a different person. It is not until after the Abyss that Sophie changes her thinking, although a change in the way one views life can occur during the Abyss and may sometimes even lead into the Abyss. Sophie is now able to move on with her journey without worrying about finding her father; she is focused on her marriage to Sky and her relationship with her