O Χάρι Πότερ, Το Star Wars, Το Matrix και Το Star Trek Είναι Η Ίδια Ταινία

Μια πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα θεωρία:

Once upon a time,

Luke | Kirk | Neo | Harry

was living a miserable life. Feeling disconnected from his friends and family, he dreams about how his life could be different. One day, he is greeted by

Obi Wan | Captain Pike | Trinity | Hagrid

and told that his life is not what it seems, and that due to some circumstances surrounding his

birth | birth | birth | infancy

he was meant for something greater. Deciding to leave with

him | him | her | him,

Luke | Kirk | Neo | Harry

is taken to

Mos Eisley | Starfleet Academy | the real world | Hogwarts

where he meets lots of new, fascinating people.

Διάβασε το υπόλοιπο εδώ. Όλες αυτές οι ταινίες είναι στην ουσία παραλλαγές του "μονομύθου", που επινόησε ο Τζόζεφ Κάμπελ το 1949 (πήρε τη λέξη απ' το Finnegan's Wake), δηλαδή της ιστορίας του "ταξιδιού του ήρωα":

A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.

Οι ιστορίες του Βούδα, του Ιησού και του Μωυσή είναι, επίσης, μονομύθοι.

via kottke