Monomyth structure in MLP The Movie
Ever since MLP The Movie premiered last Autumn, I wanted to compare its structure to that of a “monomyth”— a myth–based template often applied to modern storytelling.
Also known as the Hero's Journey, it’s a concept, popularised by Joseph Campbell, that describes an underlying structure of the story, broken down into recognizable chunks. But let me show you this in practice!
How can you summarise MLP The Movie, Lion King, LotR, Star Wars Ep. IV and Harry Potter series in one paragraph?
It would go more or less like this: “the hero, who leads (what they perceive as) n