As the title says, I would like to express my humble opinion on the connection between these two works.
"The Hero with a Thousand Faces" is a masterpiece by Joseph Campbell, a well-known American mythology researcher. Using mythology as a clue, it connects the evolutionary laws of ancient and modern myths, and finally extends to the meaning of personal life. Everyone already knows about the HP series. And what is the connection between them?
The first is the combination of the virtual and the real in the world view. Myth supports most of the content of "Heroes with a Thousand Faces", focusing on the story of the myth and the growth of the protagonist, bringing real truth to the illusory mythical world, and insinuating reality; the works of the "HP" series have built a dazzling The colorful magical world also focuses on the growth and changes of the "Iron Triangle", with humanistic care. And since the third and fourth films, Ms. Rowling's style of painting has begun to transform like a gray and dark wind. Things in the magical world can find prototypes in the world of our group of Muggles, alluding to reality. It can be seen that myth and magic are a very macro, very illusory, very mysterious and dazzling structure; and the truth contained in the plot, the characters' experiences and various metaphors bring this seemingly mysterious and elusive thing. A vague pointer. Therefore, the author believes that the two have some similarities in the construction of the world outlook. We can see the shadow of reality in the illusory realm of God.
Back to the film content and presentation itself. The movie tells the story of Harry who strayed into the "Triple Cup" magic competition because of a mysterious power, and competed with outstanding players from the other three magic academies, plus his friend Diggory. But behind this contest lies the most sinister conspiracy of the Dark Magic villains. Putting aside the degree of conformity with the original, if it is regarded as an independent film, at first glance, this plot is the most familiar routine for the protagonist to overcome all difficulties and win. But our Mr. Campbell offers an interesting take on The Hero with a Thousand Faces. To put it simply, a hero's journey is a curve that first flattens, then plummets, then rises slowly, and finally surpasses the original peak and reaches a new high. This journey of lowering and then reaching a new high may reappear after the new peak. . And our "HP4" just followed this curve, making this seemingly routine plot turbulent, and even a little suspenseful at the end.
The following content contains a description of the plot, as well as the author's humble opinion, please eat it as needed.
This story illustrates how the adventure began. A mistake, apparently entirely by accident, revealed an unknown world where the individual had a relationship with a force he didn't know much about.
The beginning here is the beginning of the story, the smooth beginning of the curve.
The protagonist Harry was banned from participating in the "Triwizard Cup" competition because he did not meet the age limit, and he did not participate in it himself. Due to the interference of dark magic powers, his name was thrown into the Goblet of Fire and selected for the competition. Even though Harry knew something about black magic, he was still unable to manipulate this power, and instead was dragged into a journey that could never be turned back.
I called, and you refused... A fool who is apostate will kill himself; a fool who is at ease will kill himself.
From here, the curve starts to extend forward.
This introduction was originally about not responding to the call of the gods, trying to escape, and this will definitely bring bad consequences. The story of the "hero" may not have been written, but there may be more cannon fodder.
Contrary to what this sentence wanted to express, Harry did not choose to escape. He finally carried it and joined the competition. He answered "the call of the gods" and he faced the challenge head on. Here's a digression. In fact, throughout the entire series of "HP", Harry chose to go through this step, because he couldn't escape, and he had to face the biggest threat in the wizarding world. Choose comfort, and you will die.
The power of protection is always present in the sanctuary of the mind, even in unfamiliar worlds.
The "protective power" in the article corresponds to supernatural aid. Corresponding to the book, this protection is a driving force for the hero's adventure to continue. Corresponding to the movie, this force can be understood in disguise as a factor that promotes the plot. In the film, I believe that there are multiple factors present.
First, the Goblet of Fire is such a factor. If it wasn't for Harry's name being thrown into the Goblet of Fire, there would be no story behind it; secondly, there's Harry's dream meditation. In the film, Harry's dreams and meditations are repeated and refined, eventually bringing them closer to the truth and pushing the plot forward. For example, dreaming of meeting Voldemort as an old man and talking to his minions, and seeing one's mind in a meditation pool, are examples of motivating factors. As a digression, in the "HP" series, Harry's dreams generally have propulsive and suggestive effects. A dream accompanied by a severe headache is often a harbinger of imminent danger, and is therefore something we as spectators can pay attention to.
The hero begins his adventure until he encounters the "liminal guardian" at the entrance of the enhanced area. These guardians define four directions as well as upper and lower boundaries, which represent the boundaries of the hero's current environment or life. Beyond the boundaries will usher in the unknown, darkness and danger.
Beyond boundaries, the individual can enter new realms of experience, life or death.
At this point, according to Mr. Campbell's theory, the trend of our heroic curve is poised to plummet. It's like a hang glider experience standing on the edge of a cliff. Facing the cliff, he will either go back sadly, or he will bravely take this step, or he will fall down quickly and give his life because of the abnormal operation, or fly to the sky again.
We saw a keyword called "liminal guardian", which is a person who prevents characters from taking risks and doing things in popular terms. Liminal is like a safe house with lights on, otherwise it's dark. These guardians are like gatekeepers. They can advise you and persuade you to stay out of danger, but they cannot prevent you from stepping into the dark. Once you choose to leave the light and step into the darkness, it is equivalent to breaking through the threshold and facing the unknown, and the trend of the heroic journey curve will drop rapidly.
In the film, it is Harry's teachers who act as guardians. Some of them strongly opposed Harry's participation. But Harry finally broke through this threshold, walked to the top three competition arena, moved to a new field, and gradually explored the danger lurking in the depths.
Entering the land of rebirth through the mysterious threshold.
Once the threshold is crossed, the hero enters the ever-changing, elusive secret realm.
The hero must pass difficult obstacles again and again.
Our protagonist is now at the very bottom of the heroic curve.
Based on mythological studies, Campbell has a "whale belly" theory, that is, the main character is now at the most dangerous and confused stage, as if in the belly of a whale. We can imagine Pinocchio's grandfather trapped in the belly of a whale. It's full of dangers, and if you make a mistake, you can be dead. This is followed by the "Road to Test" theory. This can be understood literally.
Corresponding to the film, Harry successively challenged to grab golden eggs under the eyes of fire dragons, searched for treasures in the Black Lake, discovered secrets in the maze, and finally confronted Voldemort and his undercover agent lurking in Hogwarts. Challenges in "Belly of a Whale". In the end, he became the only student to win the top three cup, but his good friend suffered a fatal curse and died. He has crossed obstacles, crossed a threshold, discovered dark secrets, and is about to face the most direct and toughest challenge from the dark forces.
When the first threshold is crossed, the trend of the hero curve begins to gradually rise and will exceed the original height. In the subsequent training, the hero curve will still fall, but the lowest point of the fall will still exceed its starting point. Week by week. It is worth noting that not only positive characters have heroic curves, but also villains. Like heroes, they crossed one or more thresholds and reached new highs, but then fell to new lows at the new highs and never got out. But because this lowest point will keep rising, they already have a lot of strength. It also explains why the villains of Voldemort and other movies are so strong in the beginning, and the protagonist team has to go through a long period of growth.
At this point, it is not difficult for us to see that the development route of "HP4" fits the route of this hero's growth very well. In fact, not just "HP4", but the entire series of works highlights this. In the larger context, that is, in this series of works, Harry has experienced the call since he survived Voldemort's attack; he decided to go to Hogwarts to accept the call; he broke through a lot People's dissuasion, when he took the step of exploration, he has already crossed the threshold and went to the unknown; he has overcome difficulties and has grown; in the end he defeated Voldemort, and both the magical world and the real world are peaceful, and he crosses the threshold. The threshold of return has been reached, the shock has been accepted, and a new peak of the curve has been reached. Like a potential stock curve, Harry's heroic journey has its downs and downs, but it can't stop its upward trend.
Finally, let's talk about the film itself.
The production level has always been first-class, the restoration of the magical world is also in place, and the plot is also highly follow the original. Especially for Quidditch matches, the rendering of scenes such as the Triwizard Cup are well done.
In terms of actors, Hermione (Amma Watson) is the white moonlight of countless boys and girls (now it feels a bit similar to Anne Hathaway, she is famous, but there are not many famous works, but she can try her best to take every performance seriously; she often stands on the front line of public welfare. , commonly known as a good-natured person), her acting skills in this work and the "HP" series are considered online; Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) has always been the core role in the play, and is naturally responsible for acting (many people on the Internet say that he is disabled. Well, actually I feel fine, but I'm really not used to Malfoy... Personal aesthetic issues don't matter); Ron (Rupert Grint) has always been a scumbag, a bit silly but also loyal (he is among the three actors Both Harry and Harry are average in appearance but the quality of the resources received is okay, Hermione has many resources but some of the quality is worrying [Is it because of this that I switched to public welfare...manual dog head])
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