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The Monomyth in American Science Fiction Films

Donald E. Palumbo

Heroes In Literature Science Fiction Films Television Programs

"This study examines the monomyth in the context of Campbell's The Hero and discusses the use of this versatile narrative in 26 films and two television shows produced between 1960 and 2009, including Star Wars, The Time Machine, Logan's Run, Escape from New York, Tron, The Terminator, The Matrix, Star Trek, and Dune and Children of Dune"--

Enter the Matrix
3.0 141 votes
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
4.5 90 votes
Tomb Raider: Underworld
3.7 224 votes
Journey
4.5 2K votes
Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
3.5 110 votes
Dune
4.0 52 votes
Syphon Filter
4.2 96 votes
Detroit: Become Human
4.0 930 votes
Fable III
3.7 244 votes
Crysis 2
4.1 554 votes
Split/Second
4.1 104 votes
Tom Clancy's The Division
3.8 385 votes
The Godfather II
3.4 83 votes
The Quarry
3.9 161 votes
Syphon Filter 2
4.0 74 votes
We Happy Few
3.1 89 votes
Minecraft: Java Edition
4.2 2K votes
Horizon Forbidden West
4.4 252 votes
Indigo Prophecy
4.2 354 votes
The Warriors
4.1 51 votes
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
4.1 292 votes
Project I.G.I.: I'm Going In
3.7 88 votes
Grounded
3.7 73 votes
The House of the Dead 2
3.5 52 votes
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
3.7 97 votes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3.0 88 votes
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
4.6 69 votes
Prototype 2
3.7 215 votes
Emily is Away
3.3 125 votes
Undertale
4.6 2K votes
Deadly Premonition
4.0 64 votes
The Forest
3.9 261 votes
Supraland
4.2 53 votes
Disney's Hercules Action Game
3.4 148 votes
NieR: Automata
4.4 2K votes
RimWorld
3.9 230 votes
Heart of Darkness
3.3 73 votes
Star Wars: Dark Forces
3.6 136 votes
Hatred
2.3 56 votes
Kingdom Hearts
4.1 499 votes
Neighbours from Hell
3.8 126 votes
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
3.5 216 votes
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
4.1 279 votes
Spider-Man 2
3.6 236 votes
Blacksad: Under the Skin
3.6 58 votes
The Matrix: Path of Neo
3.3 73 votes
Among the Sleep
3.4 87 votes
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
4.5 620 votes