Movie Clips & Heroes

Stage of a Hero’s Journey / Movie with clip that shows this
Ordinary World / Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—Harry lives with the Dursleys in the closet under the stairs.
Call to Adventure / Field of Dreams—The voice in the cornfield tells Ray,
“If you build it, they will come.”
Refusal or Reluctance to the Call / The Patriot—Mel Gibson’s character does not want to enter the war and argues about it during a hearing.
Meeting the Mentor / Pan’s Labyrinth—The faun is the gate keeper.
Crossing the Threshold / Narnia—The Pevensies go through the wardrobe to enter the special world of Narnia.
Test, Allies, and Enemies / Cars—Lightning McQueen has to repair the road he ruined in Radiator Springs, but he makes friends and learns how to be a friend (as well as driving tips from a legend).
Approach the Inmost Cave / Star Wars—Their ship is sucked into the Death Star.
Ordeal / The Natural—In Roy’s final chance to play major league baseball, his bat shatters and he is injured, but still finds a way to hit a homerun so his team wins the game (and the pennant).
Reward or Seizing the Sword / Mulan—Mulan and her allies use brains to defeat brawn and save the Imperial City from the attack of the Huns.
The Road Back / The Wizard of Oz—The wizard’s balloon leaves without Dorothy.
Resurrection / Ferris Bueller’s Day Off—Cameron realizes that he needs to stand up to his dad about taking the Ferrari.
Return / The Lion King—Simba and Nala restore peace and order and give the animal kingdom an heir to become the next Lion King, thus ensuring that the future leader will also be a good one.

The Hero’s Journey Through Movies We Know

Directions: Think of movies that have heroes who follow the hero’s journey. Choose a clip from these movies and describe the scene that matches the stage of the hero’s journey. You do not have to use the same movie for all of these stages. Make sure to describe the scene, don’t just write the movie title.

Stage of the Hero’s Journey / Movie name and description of scene
Ordinary World
Call to Adventure
Refusal or Reluctance to the Call
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold
Test, Allies, and Enemies
Approach the Inmost Cave
Ordeal
Reward or Seizing the Sword
The Road Back
Resurrection
Return