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Joseph Campbell: The Hero's Journey | 
| Actors: Joseph Campbell, Peter Donat
Studio: Acacia
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 2949
Format: Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DAMP9055D
UPC: 054961905591
EAN: 0054961905591
ASIN: B000K7UEMW
Theatrical Release Date: 1997
Release Date: February 13, 2007
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Joseph Campbell, author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, a scholar who achieved legendary status as an explicator of myths, is reverently profiled in this documentary that encompasses his long life and career. During his childhood in New York City, Campbell was taken to see "Buffalo Bill" Cody's Wild West Show at Madison Square Garden. Young Campbell was fascinated by the Native Americans in Cody's performing troupe and eventually became obsessed with mythology. As he came to realize that myths worldwide had the same underpinnings, he also discovered his life's work. This documentary mentions Campbell's affinity for the writings of James Joyce and Carl Jung, and there is ample footage of Campbell, casual in flannel shirts, giving lectures salted with references to Buddhism, Christianity, classical mythology, St. Augustine, and the rituals of plains Indians. In later life, Campbell is seen being honored at a banquet at which George Lucas rises to give him credit for helping to inspire the writing of Star Wars. After Campbell's death in 1987, heated controversies arose about his work, but this documentary is an overwhelmingly positive look at his writings, lectures, and personality. --Robert J. McNamara
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 Myth is a metaphor January 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"The Hero's Journey" is more than just a stuffy biography of Joseph Campbell (1904-1987.) We see alive prorate with much of it illustrated by Joseph Campbell himself.
While we are in the process of viewing Campbell's discoveries we make a few discoveries our self. We see a different view of God and our relationship through today's myths.
As usual the book is more in-depth but this presentation makes a good introduction to Campbell and the people that influenced his Hero's Journey.
Visual Homage July 27, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This visual look at the energetic scholar of literature and religion captures his infectious high spirits nicely. Campbell has fun with his material, which is--contrary to the critcism of Diogenes-the-reviewer--of real substance and depth. It's not the easy syncretism of rebellious adolescent dabblers in Eastern religion: it's mature, creative thinking by a deeply read scholar, and if you're just goofing off with "spirituality," like much of today's pop New Age devotees, you feel quickly out of your depth with this stuff. Any writer or tradition he raises for discussion, he is steeped in. Show me shallowness, Diogenes, in his discussions of Joyce or Schopenhauer, Buddhism or Christianity. Having a vast range to one's education, doesn't automatically mean one's understanding is spread thin. Let this look at a great mind and spirit inspire you, prospective Campbellians,to serious look at his work.
Fantastic Treatise June 14, 2004
The previous reviewer, 'diogeneze' as he likes to call him/serself, is an idiot him/herself, for a lack of understanding the profundity of Campbell's words.One needs to look far beyond the spoken words to gather their meaning. Diogeneze quoted Shakespeare in the comment, but one wonders if he/she really even understands him!
 Signifying nothing January 28, 2004
2 out of 14 found this review helpful
After all the shouting has died down, the truth is that Campbell's work looks great - as long as you're sufficiently young at heart that you cannot see how shallow his ideas are.This is a classic example of Western-style religious rebellion, especially in the 1950s and 60s - rejecting one's own traditions in favour of sanitised, homogenised, exotic Eastern teachings. It is romantic, defiant, and ultimately vacuous. Yet for many people, especially, perhaps, those with above average intellect, a flirtation with Campbell's work may be a necessary stage in their development - a part of their own "hero's journey". Though fun while it lasts, like all of Campbell's writing there is nothing here of any lasting substance. As Shakespeare so eloquently put it: "It is a tale, told by an idiot,
Full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing." It just takes some people longer than others to spot Emperor Campbell's nakedness.
 Campbell Shines Again December 23, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This nice little film gives a not too detailed overview of Campbell's life and manages to cover some of his main mythological points as well. If someone doesn't have time to be introduced to Campbell with "The Power of Myth" series, then this one hour documentary should do.A semi-classic moment: look for when Campbell is explaining that the priest who attended his lecture called what Campbell was saying, "blasphemy" - Campbell looks (and sounds) so hurt when recounting that story!
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