"tyrannosaur" - 1 õppematerjal

Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey

Sometimes a reward like love is given. But more frequendy the hero takes possession of a treasure or even steals it, like James Bond taking the Lektor, a Soviet translating device, in From Russia with Love. A moment of taking possession follows the death-and-rebirth crisis in King Kong. A transformation had occurred in the monster ape during the Approach phase. King Kong shifted from being Fay Wray's abductor to being her protector, fighting off a tyrannosaur on the way to his Inmost Cave. By the time he reaches the Supreme Ordeal, defending her in a battle to the death with a giant serpent, he has become a full-fledged hero. N o w he takes possession of his Reward. Like any good hero, he gets the girl. In a tender but erotic scene, he takes her out onto the "balcony" of his cave and examines her, cradled in his enormous palm. H e pulls off her clothes, strip by strip, sniffing her perfume curiously. H e tickles her with his finger