Saturday, December 02, 2006

Outline for a classic

A hero who doesn't quite know that he is a hero (Neo, Frodo, Arjuna, Luke Skywalker).
A mentor who shows him the way (Morpheus, Gandalf, Krishna, Obi Wan Kenobi, Yoda).
The hero still doesn't beleive.
The world his threatened by Dark Forces (Mr.Smith,Sauron,Duryodhan)
The mentor shows the hero the way ("Find purpose the means will follow", "Now do you believe?').
The hero tries though still doesn't believe (Bhainchod bas kar daal - "Don't think of the result, just do it").
Throw in a support cast - a woman who loves the hero whom the hero loves too, A woman who loves the hero but the hero doesn't love her, An ally who is jealous of the hero and conspires against him but later realises his folly, 2-3 best friend types, A special best friend who sticks with the hero right till the end whom the hero doubts a little on occassion, 2-3 just plain evil types.
The hero meets the dark lord and the two fight, the dark lord tries to win over the hero to his side, the hero is conflicted, the hero remembers something that his now dead mentor has told him. The hero gets his shit together and kills the dark lord.

The End

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