Friday, February 27, 2015
My thought about the Monomyth
After looking at many comics and superhero stories throughout the last few decades I've come to realize that most of the extremely well known comics seem to follow the monomyth a lot better than the comics and stories that are a little more under the radar. Most of the most popular superhero stories of all time seem to also follow the monomyth fairly well as well while some deviate a little bit. Movies are in the same category as these comics including some of the most classic movies like Shawshank Redemption and Rocky. After finishing Beowulf and discussing it with many different people with different perspectives I have decided that while Beowulf is considered one of the first superhero stories I believe that it follows the monomyth extremely well. As a community it seems as if we are more interested in stories that follow the monomyth opposed to stories that deviate from the path that is the monomyth. Do you agree that we like stories that follow the monomyth more?
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I agree that people enjoy stories that follow the monomyth more. In every film or comic that Marvel has produced, each set of characters have their own set of skills and flaws, which allow more obstacles to be created in the adaptation of the monomyth. The obstacles that Captain America/Steve Rogers faced were incredibly different from those of Thor, which made the adaptations of the monomyth different in each movie. Where Steve Rogers had to overcome bullying and intense physical work (that he was not built for), Thor had to overcome the immense cultural differences between Asgard and Earth. Both stories follow the monomyth religiously but are different characters who face different obstacles, keeping viewers captivated in the constantly unfolding universe that Marvel has created.
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