Heros Journey: Osmosis Jones: A Hero's Journey

The monomyth, or Hero’s Journey, is an outline or pattern of events that a hero may follow in a story or movie. This so called pattern takes place in two locations: the ordinary world and the supernatural world. Joseph Campbell was the first person to notice this outline and actually research it. Osmosis Jones is just one example of a movie which follows the monomyth. This movie also serves as a great lesson of perseverance because even throughout the trials and tribulations, Jones never gives up and in the end is rewarded. As Jones goes through the stages of the monomyth, he is considered a hero and obtains perseverance. The start of the monomyth is life in the ordinary world. This means that the hero is living a normal life and does not
The hero is now leaving the ordinary world and entering the supernatural world. Upon entering this supernatural world, Jones faces many unwanted and unexpected trials. The first is when Mayor Phlegmming removes Jones from his position on the case. Subsequently, Drix tells the mayor that he would like to still be able to work with Jones and the mayor allows it to happen. As a result of this, Drix and Jones become actual partners and work together for the remainder of their job in fighting off Thrax. Thrax, better known as the red death, is the disease that is brought into Frank as a result of eating the infested egg. Thrax’s goal is to take down Frank in less than forty-eight hours from the inside out, ultimately by overheating him. Many problems are created as a result of Thrax, but the dynamic duo, Drix and Jones never give up. All is well until the mayor strips Jones from the job and sends Drix out of the body. The two become very depressed realizing they will not be able to defeat the red death together and end up going their separate ways. Mayor Phlegmming still believes that it is just a common cold, yet the dynamic duo knows that there is more to it. Jones then comes to realize that Thrax is still alive and tracks down Drix so that they can tackle the red death together. As they hunt down the red death, the body starts to overheat and Frank himself
This is when the hero makes it to the deepest, darkest battle. For Jones, this starts in the eye of Franks’ daughter, Shane. He goes after Thrax and they fight back and forth until eventually they end up on Shane’s fake eyelash. This would be the perfect time for Jones to give up but because of his perseverance, he does not give up and keeps fighting. Stage six is the crisis, which is the final battle between the hero and his or her opponent. In Osmosis Jones, this stage occurs on the falsie. The falsie falls off and Thrax falls off with it while Jones makes it back to the body. He manages to check stage seven off of the list too, by being left with the chain. This chain is the savior of Frank. Stage eight is the result which is when Jones returns the chain to the hypothalamus and is granted his spot back on the police force. The final stage is the return back to the ordinary world. Jones goes back to patrol, and Frank goes on the hike that his daughter has been asking him to go on with