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  How Civil War Aligns with Schmidtt’s Journey Outline Spoiler Alert on Civil War (2024), Warning for gruesome details In a world where a civil war has destroyed the US, the movie Civil War follows a group of war photographers in their journey East to find the president before he is assassinated by western forces. The movie doesn’t focus on the background of the world-building as much as it does on the development of characters throughout their journey. Specifically veteran wartime photographer Lee Smith and aspiring photographer Jessie. As these two characters travel with some other reporters, both of their personalities swap as the gruesome experiences shape their opinions on the war and photography. Although Lee is originally introduced as the main protagonist, the movie takes a surprising plot twist when it’s revealed subjectively that Jessie is the true main character. This blog will follow Jessie as she takes a journey through Victoria Lynn Schmidtt’s Heroine’s Journey outl...

Star Wars: A New Hope’s opening scene begins not by introducing a hero, but on a rebel ship in space. George Lucas makes a bold decision by bringing the viewers into an unknown world right away with a chaotic scene full of many unfamiliar characters. What movie doesn’t start with the main character? Instead we find ourselves watching 2-3 side characters navigate a battle scene with only miniscule context. 15 minutes pass before Luke Skywalker even shows up on screen. George Lucas’ method of beginning the hero’s journey makes the call to adventure much more thrilling and gives perspective on the world of Star Wars. First of all, George Lucas has a great task of explaining the vast world of Star Wars to the audience. This can’t all be done with yellow text in the beginning. This is why George Lucas starts the movie with a disorderly fight scene rather than a calm setting on Tatooine. It gives more context to the ongoing war between the rebels and the Galactic Empire. When we finally see ...