7 Stages Of The Comic Hero's Journey - Steve Kaplan

[@Robertsmith-un5cu]

The point of Groundhog Day is not how to become a good person. We all mostly live a life like Groundhog Day. We go to work, we have mostly the same people and interactions every day. We dream of somewhere else, somewhere better, and we're unhappy. But when Phil learns he is stuck there forever, that this day IS his life, forever. He begins to love and appreciate the people he is with, and only then is he set free from this place/time. We spend most of our lives trying to be somewhere else, but one day we will all look back and just say "man I wish I could go back and see that 1 friend another time" because our lives are sacred because they are fleeting. 2ndly, no one found Tropic Thunder offensive. Give me a break. No one was "offended" until everyone started saying how offended we should all be at everything all the time.

[@davidpearson611]

Stopped making pancakes so I could focus on Kaplan’s ideas. I love all of your videos, but Kaplan is one of only a handful of folks you’ve interviewed who can make me stop making pancakes. And I really like pancakes.

[@stevekaplan1170]

I love pancakes too! Thanks for liking the videos.

[@esthertjones]

That was brilliantly articulated

[@erikaanterie]

"You don't have to give a happy ending, but give the promise of a better world".

[@filmcourage]

What do you like about the Comic Hero's Journey?

[@elmerkilred159]

I like the way it unfolds because it establishes a connection with audience pretty early with the WTF moment, which is usually some sort of secret that the audience knows and shares with the character through the character's journey. I think it feels related to the hero of a thriller. I don't think the 7 steps works with the movie Joker (2019). Maybe, because the antagonist becomes the hero in the movie, or that it builds a slow connection between the audience and the character.

[@MysteryProductsLtd]

Thanks. Engaging. Trying to figure where Jacques Tati would fit into this.

[@mageprometheus]

I will have to think about this.

[@hackiest]

Tropic Thunder is not offensive. It is just funny and it is ok to say that.

[@christianthompson1473]

Efficient use of steps

[@christianthompson1473]

Having the numbers on screen would have been helpful 😁

[@hcook1023]

Why is he doing comics that keeps mentioning other films?

[@joecaner]

Apologies in advance if I am misreading the intent of the post, but it is comic as in humor instead of comic as in comic book hero, although, when it comes down to it, story telling is story telling.

[@silverback7348]

Retitle as Comedy or Comical vs “Comic”. The audience confusion is real.

[@silverback7348]

7 stages of our hero in COMEDIES.

[@zacnewford]

@@silverback7348it’s the name of his book

[@dai19721]

Switched off at the tropic thunder comment

[@maddiehad]

he lost me at tropic thunder is offensive.

[@KnightEnterprises]

What I noticed. 2024.