Ant Man Hero's Journey

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The hero in the movie Ant Man, Scott, enters the first stage in the hero’s journey, which, in his case is the Crossing of the First Threshold, the event in which the hero first enters and experiences a world where they are not aware of the limits or possibilities. They travel into this world and adventure into the unknown, leaving behind everything that they thought they knew. In the movie, Scott, a thief recently released from prison, experiences this stage when he firsts tries on a suit he stole from the house of Hank Pym. While standing in the shower, Scott tries on the suit, presses a button, shrinks to the size of an ant, and enters a completely different world, knowing nothing of the new possibilities and his new capabilities. Falling …show more content…

After being scared and returning the suit, the police catch and arrest Scott on his way out of the house and send him to jail. While there, he meets Hank, who visits to tell Scott that he made it a plan for him to steal the suit and gives Scott a second chance to be with his daughter, if he chooses to escape using the suit and help Hank with a mission. Scott realizes that this is the moment when his life will change, as it would be dangerous to escape from jail and be in hiding, but decides to accept the Call to Adventure anyway. If he completes the risky task that Hank has for him, to steal and destroy a suit called the Yellowjacket used for similar shrinking purposes, Hank promises that he will reunite Scott with his daughter, Cassie, the mother of whom prevented Scott from having visitation rights. Without the acceptance of the call, Scott would have instead found a low-paying job to have the money to pay for child support and to make his life stable again, which would be a very time-consuming process. By choosing to complete the mission, Scott will be able to be with his daughter after a much shorter amount of time as promised by Hank. This Call to Adventure made it possible for Scott to regain control of his life,

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