Story Structure: Constant Gardener (2005) Deconstructed
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The Hero’s Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
The Hero’s Journey:
Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
The
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Constant Gardener (2005) deconstructed
It is useful to deconstruct stores like these because Hero’s Journey stages are extended, plot changes are sometimes difficult to spot etc…these situations are good for learning..I probably need to watch this a few more time to get this one spot on…but essentially it is pretty standard..
FADE IN: the antagonism: Tessa and Arnold are murdered.
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Sandy.
Herald (Shape Shifter) brings Call to Adventure to the Hero: Sandy tells Justin Tessa and Arnold are dead.
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Resisting the First Threshold: Justin hesitant to go into Tessa’s apartment.
First Threshold: Justin and Tessa in bed.
Inner Cave: Justin identifies Tessa’s body.
Physical Separation: Tessa asks to be taken to Africa.
The Creatures of the World of the Transformation: Africa and the performance.
Magical Gift: Tessa gets the baby present.
Meeting the Supernatural Aid / Mentor: Arnold.
Mentor leads deeper into the Journey: Arnold leads Tessa and gives the sick lady some medicine. Aids referenced.
Mentor guides: Arnold fusses over Tessa.
Trial 1: Tessa gets the email message; Justin tests her about Nairobi Hotel.
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at
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Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero’s Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3: Arnold tells Tess that the Africans are only given medicines if they agree to be guinea pigs.
Establishing the Journey to the Sword: Tessa loses the baby; asks Sandy if he will push the information she and Arnold will retrieve.
Foreshadow of ACT III: Justin and Tessa see Lorbeer.
Pulled Back: Justin has to think of Tess first; they go back to England.
Reminder of the Inner Challenge: Tessa erupts over the
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Inner Challenge: Justin checking up on Tessa (who’s she conversing with on the video link).
Romantic Challenge: Justin wants Tessa and Arnold to stop whatever they’re doing.
Shape Shifter in league with the Antagonist: Sandy talking to Kenny over the phone.
Seizing the Sword: Tessa gets the letter off Sandy.
Rebirth through Death: Tessa murdered at Loki; the police and news reports.
Reward: Justin finds Sandy’s letter to Tessa.
Resistance to Losing the Old Self: Justin doesn’t allow them to pour concrete; nothing can grow in concrete.
Pulled toward the Apotheosis: the child leaves a card at Tessa’s grave.
Atonement with the Father; conquering the Romantic Challenge: Ghita tells Justin that
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Resistance to the Apotheosis: no records in the hospital.
Apotheosis: Justin discovers that the Africans are being used as guinea pigs.
Refusal of the Return: Justin refuses to not get involved now;; knows Sandy is lying; asks Ghita what is going on.
Developing the Antagonist: we meet Kenny Curtiss playing golf.
Hero’s character change: Justin confronts Kenny.
Magic Flight: Justin forced home.
Obstacle to the Rescue: Justin’s passport taken away.
Threshold Guardian: the doorman at the club.
Rescue from Without: we meet Bernard Pellegrin in London; Justin realises there is another letter; meeting Tess’ cousin, breaking into her files; memories.
Crossing the Return Threshold: Justin travels to Germany to meet Birgit; he has to finish what she
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Shape Shifter turns: Sandy against Justin now that he has escaped with a false passport.
Pushed towards the Final Conflict: Meeting with Birgit; she tells him to go back to Africa.
Foreshadow of the Freedom to Live: Sandy goes over how the Dr was tortured; Allies challenge overcome: Ghita stands up to Sandy.
Travelling to the Final Conflict: beginning in Kenya.
Master of Two Worlds: Confronting the Shape Shifter (Sandy); Shape Shifter reveals himself.
Confronting the Antagonist 1: Kenny:’s bankrupt. Foreshadow of the Freedom to Live: Kenny shows Justin Tessa’s grave. Foreshadow of the downfall of antagonist 3: Kenny
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Confronting Antagonist 2: confronting Donahue. Warnings about the Final Confrontation: Donahue tells Justin how the Dr was crucified.
Danger travelling to the Place of the Final Confrontation: Justin goes to see Lorbeer.
Time Pressure: the hunters arrive.
Inner Challenge overcome: “but this is one we can save “
Freedom to Live: Justin allows himself to be butchered.
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