Cinema and Myth: The Mythological Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films

Does anyone remember the tragic love of Tristan and Isolde? Moviegoers will surely remember Rick and Ilsa's extensive forbidden love in Casablanca. Our connection with old myths may have been lost, but new ones continue to come to life in movies through the pens of screenwriters.

Stuart Voytilla, who taught year-long screenwriting courses at university for twenty years, covering story and screenplays, says that today's films are part of the tradition of myth-making and that it is now even more important for a screenwriter to embrace this creative power. In this book, he analyzes 50 films that have left their mark on cinema history from a mythological perspective, covering many different genres from science fiction to horror, adventure to romantic comedy and Westerns, and provides tools to understand the needs of the storyteller's story and activate them accordingly.

In this process, he follows in the footsteps of Joseph Campbell, creator of the Hero's Journey metaphor, considered the golden key to storytelling, and Christopher Vogler, who adapted this metaphor to the original conditions recorded in cinema. A resource that will be read with pleasure not only by screenwriters but also by those who simply love watching movies...