Star wars
Identify your chosen myth
The film, Star wars, offered a pristine illustration that discussed concerns relating to myths. The movie exuded a strong romance theme, which conformed to a significant myth. Evidently, the growing fondness between Skywalker and Padme (Amadala) exemplified the chosen myth in a significant manner. Skywalker, a Jedi trainee, served as Amidala’s bodyguard. The two curbed attempts to assassinate Amadala (Samudrala, ND).
Discuss the components of your chosen myth
The film exuded three components of the myth thus departure, initiation, and return. As the film began, Knights freed a slave boy known as Skywalker. He departed from enslavement to a different galaxy with the Jedi knights. The Jedi knights took him along and advised him to learn their ways. Qui-Gon, a tutor in Jedi ways, introduced Skywalker to the dominant culture. Indeed, the Jedi teachings inculcated various skills in him.
Consequently, Skywalker and Kenobi became Amidala’s bodyguards. Skywalker not only served as Amidala’s bodyguard but also assumed the roles associated with a lover. However, Palpatine’s ambition to clinch power overshadowed the romance between Skywalker and Amidala. Skywalker sired two children and the films revealed his fear that his wife, Amadala will not survive childbirth. In his endeavour to save his wife, Skywalker disobeyed the Jedi teaching with a sole objective of saving his wife. Nonetheless, he failed to realize that it was Palpatine’s overall plot to consolidate power. Finally, Sky walker returned to his distant galaxy, Tatooine. A vision of his mother suffering warranted his return to Tatooine where he reunited with his family (Samudrala, ND).
Explain how your chosen artefacts illustrate the components of your chosen myth?
The artefact exemplified the components of the myth clearly. It started with the departure of Skywalker to a distant galaxy on rescue from slavery by the knights. In the Tatooine galaxy, he emerged as an exemplary student, and Jedi master, Qui-Gon encouraged him to undertake the Jedi teaching. Consequently, Sky walker undertook the teachings thus, served as Amadal’s guards. This marked his initiation to the Jedi ways. Skywalker later returned to his galaxy once he recognized his mother’s suffering thus reunited with his folks (Samudrala, ND).
Predict why these mythic patterns are (or are not) so attractive to contemporary audiences
The mythical patterns in this film attracted the contemporary audiences due to the exemplary plot. In addition, it has enhanced the growth of actors who bring out the mythical pattern inappropriately thus maintaining quality of the film. The film related to fictional legendaries thus allowed the producer to be creative since he used diverse topics, multiple patterns, which enriched the movie.
Discuss how the presence of the myth affects you and how your knowledge of the presence of the myth affects how you will view movies in the future
This movie carried a romantic myth emanating from the fondness between Amadala and Skywalker. The plot development is pristine thus, excited the viewers’ attention. Moreover, the acting by the two character playing Skywalker plus Amadala. Their acting illustrated maturity and reality. The theme makes the movie captivating to watch and captures the viewers’ interest. The movie display exemplary standards in relation to this theme. It acts as a benchmark in evaluating other films.
Tristan and Isolde
Identify your chosen myth
This story is a mythical legend about two lovers, namely, Tristan and Isolde. This story elaborated events that transpired in their relations. The story contained a, powerful romantic theme making the details pertaining to this legend circumnavigate the actions of the two lovers and their effects on their relationship.
Discuss the components of your chosen myth
The myth exuded two components namely departure and return. Isolde’s mother instructed her to consume the love concoction once she wedded King Mark. However, in the company of Tristan, she defied the order and they consumed it thus bonding them romantically. Regardless of these events, Isolde married mark despite not loving him. Tristan departed from Cornwall to Brittany after Mark discovered the unlawful relationship between Tristan and Brittany.
In Brittany, he stumbled on Iseult, whom she wedded since her name resembled Isolde’s despite having no romantic attachment. Tristan became ill and requested Isolde to treat him. Earlier, Tristan had requested that the return ship bear a white facade if she accepted to treat him. The return ship had a white mask. However, due to jealousy his wife reported that the mast was dark. Tristan passed on due to heartbreak. This was prior to Islode finding him. Indeed, this was to be a re-union of the two lovers, but Iseult got in the way (Ashliman, 2009).
Explain how your chosen artefacts illustrate the components of your chosen myth
The romance myth exemplified two of the components, which incorporate return and departure. Tristan departed from Cornwall on discovery of their unlawful relation that persisted even after Isolde wedded Mark. This transpired because Tristan together with Islode consumed the love portion before the latter wedded Mark. The mythical component of return emerged as the legend ends. Islode tried to reunite with her ex-lover but Iseult thwarted their attempt to reunite by deceiving Tristan that the ship has black mast. Unfortunately, Islode reached Tristan after he succumbed to heartbreak and illness (Ashliman, 2009).
Predict why these mythic patterns are (or are not) so attractive to contemporary audiences
One mythical pattern is evident as Tristan attempted to reunite with Isolde. Tristan married Iseult but failed to consummate their marriage since he did not develop romantic attachments with her. Tristan fell sick and asked Isolde to heal him as a way to reunite them. However, jealousy overcame Iseult who thwarted chances of meeting. The dramatic twist in events aroused the reader attention to a story whose culmination is predictable to numerous fans. The fatal twist highlighted why the mythical pattern is eye-catching to contemporary viewers (Ashliman, 2009).
Discuss how the presence of the myth affects you and how your knowledge of the presence of the myth affects how you will view movies in the future
In as much as the legend substantially lost credibility since it passes on to generations via narration, it demonstrated this myth effectively. Many actors acknowledged the difficulties when staging such a legend. Therefore, certain myths make the plot of story hard to act. Essentially, myths often resulted in poorly acted movies.
References
Ashliman, D. (2009). Tristan and Isolde. Web.
Samudrala, R. (ND). Star Wars movie series. Web.