Analysis Of The Movie 'Finding Joe'

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Three concepts I got from the Finding Joe movie were that each of us if golden by nature, the Hero’s journey, and we should follow our bliss. The first concept is based on the story of a golden Buddha. This golden Buddha was worshipped by many, but when the area was going to be attacked, the people covered the golden statue in mud and concrete so that they would leave the area alone. The invaders ignored the Buddha as they thought it was not worth it to attack the mud covered statue. Time passed as the invaders left and people forgot that the Buddha was golden until a piece broke off, and the worshippers ripped all of the mud and concrete off to reveal the golden statue. This is a metaphor for us as individuals as we are all born golden, but …show more content…

The second concept of the Hero’s journey shows us that all stories are the same. They all follow the same pattern or algorithm of separation, initiation, and return. An example from the movie is the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy is removed from her natural environment by a tornado, initiated with a lion, scarecrow, and tin man, and the group embarks on a journey to see the wizard. In the end, she is able to return home by clicking her heels. She realizes she has had the ability the whole time, but she needed to test herself. We are just like the characters we see in our favoritie movies, books, and shows – they are a metaphor for us as normal human beings. The last concept I learned is “Follow your bliss”. This concept of bliss is defined in many ways. One definition is serenity. Another definition is the thing you cannot not do. It is what makes a person feel alive. In order to answer the question of what is your bliss, you must ask yourself difficult questions like: What am I passionate about? What makes hours seem like minutes? What made me different as a child? After answering these tough questions, a person can find their

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