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Studio Ghibli’s Full ‘Giant God Warrior’ Short Appears Online

From Comic Book Alliance:

…basically the most qualified people in the universe made a horrifying short film about an army of enormous atomic-powered angel/demon-looking bioweapons in ceramic armor annihilating human civilization.

It may not have subtitles (yet), but this live-action first for one of the today’s most renown animation studios is a tease for what would be a great full-length feature.

Ghi-WHIZ.

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brianmichaelbendis:

Twenty-five years ago, renowned scholar Joseph Campbell sat down with veteran journalist Bill Moyers for a series of interviews that became one of the most enduring and popular programs ever aired on PBS. In dialogues that span millennia of history and far-flung geography, the two men discuss myths as metaphors for human experience and the path to transcendence, touching on topics including world religion, heroic figures, and pop culture. This series demonstrates that, despite superficial differences between cultures, all stories are humanity’s story.

For the first time, you can listen to all six episodes of “The Power of Myth”, the beloved 1988 PBS series featuring mythologist and storyteller Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers. In these playable and downloadable conversations, Moyers and Campbell explore the powerful influence of enduring myths on the choices we make and the ways we live. Listen to all 6 episodes as podcasts here.

Filmed at George Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch and New York’s American Museum of Natural History, this series redefined “good television” through smart conversation that connects to us all. In the first interview, filmed at George Lucas’ “Skywalker Ranch”, Moyers and Campbell discuss the relationship between Campbell’s theories and Lucas’s creative work. Twelve years after the making of The Power of Myth, Moyers and Lucas met again for the 1999 interview, the Mythology of Star Wars with George Lucas & Bill Moyers, to further discuss the impact of Campbell’s work on Lucas’s films.

Download Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth Audio

Alyssa!

THIS, ladies & gents, is worth your while.

Joseph Campbell’s studies reveal the power of mythological stories since the beginning of civilization to today. Campbell suggests that the “monomyth,” as it is coined, is a pattern of hero development that underlies all myths of human struggle & provides “equipment for living” for the everyman who hears them. 

In Campbell’s view “all humans are involved in a struggle to accomplish the adventure of the hero in their own lives.” (“Introduction to Mythology” p. 185) His contribution to the understanding of mythology has influenced artists to create stories that help us understand ourselves even more.

Stop reading, start listening & begin your own Hero’s Journey.

Note: I’m currently enrolled in a “Mythology: Fairy Tales and Pop Culture” university course. The quote is from my textbook; the relevancy is serendipitous.

(Source: cinephilearchive)