05-24-2018, 10:44 PM
Hello, I am doing research and writing about the Hero genre in film and even popular culture which ushered in the Millennial generation of the 21st Century.
I cannot recall if discussion of Jung's Collective Unconscious is found in the Generations book or The 4th Turning or if I heard the authors speak about it in their talks/lectures. It simply means the manifestation of the archetype is something which exists outside of our timespace. It is universal. No matter what happened, there would be the idea of or need for these cycles and archetypes among modern man.
In the middle of a Nomad cycle, there appear films sagas: Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, even Star Wars prequels: in the years just before and just after the Crisis period beginning in 2001. These Heroic films deal with complex OR very simple Hero archetypes who are somehow chosen by an unknown Force to fulfill a destiny. It seems like there is a calling of the archetype that builds into fruition and along with the growth and development of the archetype; possibly bringing it to pass even? Who knows what forces are working in the unknown?
Through the beginnings of Crisis, we see what began very humbly with the Marvel Cinematic franchise. A shared world of Superheroes and Supervillains of all kinds, battling every problem imaginable by uniting disparate forces from various walks to come together and WIN. Is it any wonder these films hold such fascination? A full decade later, Marvel Cinema is still at the very top of Hollywood; no one is tired. These Heroes are now more specific. We can see ourselves in them. They are no longer in a computer Matrix or Galaxy Far away.
These will eventually die out. However, while struck in the right chord with historical sways, the theme can strike hard and go long periods without fatigue or rest. The Hero archetype is just now coming to mid-life, they are gaining some power over their surroundings, and we expect them to save us. That's what they are supposed to do. We have been primed for this message. The Heroes themselves have been primed for this message. The Force guides all?
If anyone is studying the Jungian connection with S&H, or like the Hero archetype or Marvel (lol) respond
I cannot recall if discussion of Jung's Collective Unconscious is found in the Generations book or The 4th Turning or if I heard the authors speak about it in their talks/lectures. It simply means the manifestation of the archetype is something which exists outside of our timespace. It is universal. No matter what happened, there would be the idea of or need for these cycles and archetypes among modern man.
In the middle of a Nomad cycle, there appear films sagas: Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, even Star Wars prequels: in the years just before and just after the Crisis period beginning in 2001. These Heroic films deal with complex OR very simple Hero archetypes who are somehow chosen by an unknown Force to fulfill a destiny. It seems like there is a calling of the archetype that builds into fruition and along with the growth and development of the archetype; possibly bringing it to pass even? Who knows what forces are working in the unknown?
Through the beginnings of Crisis, we see what began very humbly with the Marvel Cinematic franchise. A shared world of Superheroes and Supervillains of all kinds, battling every problem imaginable by uniting disparate forces from various walks to come together and WIN. Is it any wonder these films hold such fascination? A full decade later, Marvel Cinema is still at the very top of Hollywood; no one is tired. These Heroes are now more specific. We can see ourselves in them. They are no longer in a computer Matrix or Galaxy Far away.
These will eventually die out. However, while struck in the right chord with historical sways, the theme can strike hard and go long periods without fatigue or rest. The Hero archetype is just now coming to mid-life, they are gaining some power over their surroundings, and we expect them to save us. That's what they are supposed to do. We have been primed for this message. The Heroes themselves have been primed for this message. The Force guides all?
If anyone is studying the Jungian connection with S&H, or like the Hero archetype or Marvel (lol) respond