Le héros aux mille et un visage, étape par étape
Summary
This video explores the hero's journey as an algorithmic pattern of transformation, detailing the stages heroes undergo when leaving their comfort zones. It emphasizes the importance of relatable heroes, the universal impulses that drive them, and how stories can change our perception of reality by challenging biases and fulfilling unacknowledged needs.
Key points- The hero's journey is a pattern of transformation that involves confronting experiences outside one's comfort zone.
- Heroes are driven by universal desires such as love, success, freedom, and rectifying past injustices.
- Stories grip us emotionally when we feel empathy for relatable heroes who face injustice.
- Heroes can either undergo a personal arc of change or catalyze change in the world around them.
- The ordinary world often represents stagnation, while the special world introduces chaos and obstacles.
- Resistance, whether external or internal, is an inescapable part of the hero's journey, testing their resolve and commitment to change.
Chapters
Notable quotes (4)
“a hero desires a want that is left unfulfilled he will go through a series of transformative steps to discover a deeper unconscious need”
“heroes are propelled by universal impulses we can all understand everybody desires to be loved and understood”
“we like having our biases be proven wrong by providing a deeper and more meaningful need that had been left unfulfilled”
“the resistance a force that envelops us on a daily basis we are like fish inside an aquarium and the resistance is the water we cannot see”
0:03[Music] the hero's journey is an algorithmic pattern of transformation these patterns are the experiences we must confront when leaving our comfort zone of our perceived reality a hero desires a want that is left unfulfilled he will go through a series of transformative steps to discover a deeper unconscious need for the story to grip a set an emotional level we must feel empathy with the hero we relate to people like us who perceived the same world we do this doesn't mean the hero must be good but it's mandatory that he is relatable heroes are propelled by universal impulses we can all understand everybody desires to be loved and understood
1:02everybody wants to succeed survive be free take revenge or fix mistakes and in Justices from the past we feel empathy towards relatable people in a position of injustice in which their perception of reality might be the correct one yet they are fighting the system that is oppressing them most heroes go through an arc of change in which by the end of the story they are no longer the same person they might have started being apathetic arrogant or indecisive and by the end of the arch they become active humble and decisive some heroes don't change instead they have control over their own narrative so they catalyze the rest of the world to
1:51change the world will test their narrative to know how real it is in the physical world if it fails to meet with reality then the heroes arc is a tragedy if the hero's perception of reality is the truth then the world is no longer a tragedy storytelling is the method of making people see a new life perspective of experiencing the 800-pound gorilla who walks on a stage unbeknownst to the audience we like having our biases be proven wrong by providing a deeper and more meaningful need that had been left unfulfilled a good story can change our perception and help us change the biases of our interpretation of reality
2:35[Music] the ordinary world of the hero means stagnation it could mean that the hero is living a monotonous life where patterns of meaning don't seem to change you have a problem with authority mr. Anderson you believe that you are special that somehow the rules do not apply to you obviously you are mistaken but hero may be comfortable in his routines or not and wants to remain predictable enough for everyone in the tribe I'm warning you now boy any funny business any at all and you won't have any meals but things are not bound to stay like this forever they can't if we stagnate for too long it means that
3:29somewhere someone else or another group is gathering resources or building a different infrastructure that could topple our world of meaning the contrast between the ordinary world and the special world is clear in the film Wizard of Oz Dorothy begins in a world without color and a life that is tedious but she is then transported into the world of Oz a bright new reality in war movies the hero is transported from a meaningful coherent world into a chaotic senseless industrial war a world in which reality ultimately becomes disharmony as' and the hero combats the force of resistance to rectify reality desiring change the new special world compels us to deteriorate
4:21ourselves from an ordinary world creating ambiguity chaos and obstacles that must be overcome we are in a constant loop of freeing ourselves from an enslaving monotonous world to transition ourselves from a subjugated existence towards a life of freedom which will at one point become another enslaving existence ad infinitum [Music]
4:59what's this [Music]
5:12the hero may receive a letter a phone call or a message that will inform him he must embarked on a new direction and life is about to change the call to adventure may come in the form of a messenger bringing an envelope or a photograph that will entice the hero into another world a villain may merge disrupting the routines of the tribe and a new reality may be imposed on the community sometimes the hero has no available options and will be forced to join an experience without consent there are heroes who volunteer and to look for adventure only need to be tested by the outside world reality attests the hero
5:54relentlessly to find out if the protagonist is ready to change hero will face resistance throughout the journey rigorously reality may be transformed but the hero is bound to face resistance since it is part of the universal experience no matter which side you fight the battle on or which team you are part of resistance is an inescapable presence reality must be transformed through obstacles that the hero must overcome to better understand the different prisms of reality that surround us
6:44scaffold together wait no way this is crazy there are two ways out of this building heroes that commit wholeheartedly to the new world are rare the hero will fight the call to adventure a manifestation of the resistance a force that envelops us on a daily basis we are like fish inside an aquarium and the resistance is the water we cannot see so before the protagonist becomes a fish out of water he will most likely refuse the call to adventure because he must come face-to-face with a defined force the new world will ultimately turn his previously known world into an unbiased reality so the hero must appease of guardians at the
7:37gate of change before we carry out a dramatic change within ourselves we will face inevitable and numerous obstacles these tests and obstacles exist to be certain that these modifications coincide with the reality of the outside world resistance will defy our change before doing permanent shifts in our psyche people who may love us unconditionally but may feel comfortable with patterns of meanings they have formed about the world we like predictable patterns because we want to anticipate the future we create rituals and stories to put everyone we care about into the same frequency if a sheep runs away from the herd it risks losing its grip on a social grid we like to
8:24tell ourselves that we have understood the laws that govern the reality at this moment in time the fusing call is inevitable resistance imposes a harsh reality check on us before departing from assumed to be carcass
8:44wake up that how did you find the piece of resistance piece of what the piece of resistance a hero must appease a force that will try to disqualify the hero from changing worlds the Guardian at the gate is an energy that may come in a multitude of shapes and forms a force that will test the hero to think twice before crossing a demarcated line it may be a literal guard who impedes the hero from transitioning is there any law against me getting something here yeah
9:25not if I can help it you talk funny - where you from lots of different places why are you armed Quintus guards please don't fight Maximus or an energy that comes in the form of an internal struggle filled with neurosis the hero may be fighting back past experiences which have left scars traumas that the hero is trying to hide burying them deep inside his subconscious it's a test that will try to block the hero from committing to a journey that will turn his world upside down to appease the guardian of the threshold the hero must mirror the force he is trying to fight against the hero must understand perhaps
10:10feel empathy towards a being with its own internal problems to deal with and martial arts fighters use their opponent's strength against them to approach a herd of buffalo the Native Americans used to wear the animal skin incorporating the hunt within themselves before going for the kill the hero may become temporarily the guardian at the gate it is a force that deters the hero intimidating him from going any further into an unknown reality in society many people fail to bypass the guard and remain struck in a monotonous unchanging world of conformity in neuroscience this resistance is called the critical factor a term that explains the way the
10:59subconscious protects itself from wrong thinking like an organism the brain defends itself from enemy intruders trying to corrupt the body cell when this wall comes down there will be no quarter
11:39you have learned to bury your guilt with anger I will teach you to confront it not to face the truth you know how to fight six men we can teach you how to engage 600 the hero has refused the call to adventure but to gather the courage to continue on with his journey he will gain the skills and orientations from an old wise man or woman I'm looking for someone the honor is mine mentor means mentis in greek which signifies mind and intelligence never lose your temper if your head comes away from your neck it's over first and understand this sorry because it's very important not
12:39all Wizards are good some of them go bad a few years ago it was one wizard that went as bad as you can ago and he's named was the coach helps the hero with training and sometimes gives gifts that can be later used in the new special world of the unconscious I understand you're a man that knows how to get things I'm known to locate certain things damn time this is the weapon of a Jedi Knight not as clumsy or random the mentor is an old wise man or woman who has gone through a similar path that the hero is trying to pursue sometimes the
13:20mentors can come in the shape of an ethics code that teaches new conducts to the hero they can also come in the form of a soon-to-be shadow figure and the life of the hero tricking the audience into what the new morals of the special world are this is not how man was supposed to live the League of Shadows has been a check against human corruption for thousands of years we sacked Rome loaded trade ships with plague rats burned London to the ground every time a civilization reaches the pinnacle of its decadence we return to restore the balance sometimes the mentor comes in the shape of a person in decline on the threshold
14:09of death looming and self-doubt I've seen much of the rest of the world it is brutal and cruel and dark Rome is the light yet you have never been there you have not seen but it has become I am dying what a man sees his end he wants to know there was some purpose to his life the mentor will help the hero until a certain point but it is then up to the hero to step into the special world this is your last chance after this there is no turning back you take the blue pill the story ends you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe
14:50you take the red pill you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes
15:02[Music] fears and doubts have been confronted the Guardian at the gate has been appeased and the hero has reached a demarcated line in the sand the crossing to the new special world may come in the manifestation of a portal a door a bridge or anything that resembles an entrance the passage may be solitary or filled with color and intensity the hero gathers courage but the bravery is soon extinguished as soon as the hero comes into contact with the new special world the hero will most likely fall flat on his face literally or figuratively the crossing is a traumatic event bringing the hero to his knees and making him a
15:49beginner once again [Music]
16:01[Music] the crossing must show a division between two worlds the world of the heroes conscious awareness and first contact with the world of the unconscious but clear before and after contrast I can't let you touch it defeat the purpose on the eye that way when you look at your totem you know beyond a doubt that you're not in someone else's tree most of my crew you already know this is a park switch it's like the ones you don't know tank and his big brother goes it the hero has committed himself to achieve as external goal there is no turning back now to the ordinary world I didn't say it would be
17:09easy me I just said it would be the truth stop achieving his external goal becomes increasingly more difficult and much more critical for the hero to reach the peak of the journey so where you from who cares I can't go back the hero will gain new insights into the special world like going through trials forcing him to learn the wheels of the new world
17:44preparing him for the life-or-death ordeals of future events you have to let it all go neo fear doubt disbelief free the hero will also make new friends that will help him face obstacles together the hero will form part of a team and together they will discover new territories and go through incremental tests facing pressure and forcing them to adapt to a new world to counterbalance his newfound allies the hero will encounter resistance through the shadow of the unconscious with his dark subsidiaries having to spend some time to figure out who can be trusted I don't remember nothing the hero must adapt to a new reality unknown to him as
18:51if he was a fish discovering a fresh new aquarium the world feels as if the hero has awakened a giant a manifestation of the dark shadows of the unconscious the dark clouds of the unconscious work as a resistance blocking the hero from reaching his goals wanting to impede the hero from continually disrupting the equilibrium of the perceived reality
19:24you know no one has ever done anything like this that's why it's going to work the hero and his friends have now reached another line in the sand at this point they will gather their energy prepare and organize the group before entering a new and more dangerous phase of the unconscious going that way straight as we can the hero and his allies will soon confront growing dark shadows of a special world
20:03that's no moon it's a space station [Music] but working the camera say something keep it going keep it going he's gone transverse cut transmission [Applause] and face even greater pressure from the resistance it becomes ever more difficult to achieve the goal but simultaneously much more vital for the goal to be reached at this point in the journey masks are interchanged and the team may have to reorganize the group to optimize their actions as a whole these are whose subconscious are we going into attack going into fissures the whole demo is browning so it can be a part of our team he's gonna help us break into
20:55his own subconscious right resistance will increase incrementally with each step the hero takes that brings him closer to the objective for every good news there will be a consequential negative effect from the resistance the hero faces dark forces that evoke doubts and conflicts with his internal underlying emotions that impede the protagonist from developing into another being of existence and finem already
21:30the team across a subdivision into the unconscious that brings them deeper into the special world a fractal component of a new world that must be peeled away and understood to reveal the deeper essence of life really the truth you want Fisher don't you do you think I'm afraid I think you have been afraid of oil we want to increase the odds of the hero reaching his objective for our emotions to become ever more empathic with a character who is now part of us the approach is a gradual ascent towards a revelation perhaps unbeknownst to the hero it's the stage in which the stakes are even higher and heroes encounter the
22:18struggle between life and death there is a type of urgency as if we were witnessing a ticking bomb in which time and deficiencies of the essence at this stage members get promoted while others may get hit and wounded by the resistance the hero and his allies may get into the adversaries mind and territory by temporarily becoming the enemy they may wear the enemy's colours by camouflaging through uniforms and disguises the team may get to use violence if necessary to enter and invade the inmost cave of the resistance which could lead the team to confront a moment of no escape like rats stuck inside a labyrinth what the hell just
23:21happened mr. Anders [Music] run do run [Music]
23:42[Music] this is the critical point in the story in which all previous events have culminated into one truth this it's an ultimate revelation of what the new reality of the special world consists of [Music]
24:30this single event is a primitive rupture with the past yes I hadn't even been busy just the way your father looked before he died this is the moment in which an old self dies through a stage in which the hero faces a shadow
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25:28the projections of the speeds and forces crippling him into submitting to resistance the confrontation with the shadow leads to a moment in which the audience feels that all is lost and the hero may die [Music] [Applause]
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26:38yet in a midst of crisis the hero can raise himself up through a revelation of what it means to be in the special world [Music]
26:59[Music] no simple please tell them the truth and ultimately defeats resistance with a deadly blow
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28:49[Music] the hero as the Epiphany that he has become larger than resistance the hero is the king of his own story he has control over his own narrative we feel as if the hero has been reborn from a near-death experience into the surface with oxygen and relief we feel as if we have died with the hero that we have left an old carcass behind now that we have emerged from a journey into a being with a better grasp and understanding and what it means to be alive what happens now now you go home Alice Alice will you kindly pay attention and recite your lesson [Music]
29:55dear red if you're reading this you've gotten out and if you've come this far maybe you wanted to come a little further
30:10Oh how does the little crocodile improve his shining tail and pour the waters our panelists what are you talking about wasn't a dream it was a place and you and you and you and you will but you couldn't have been could you but we dream lots of silly things when we know mmm this was a real truly live place and I remember that summer wasn't very nice but most of it was beautiful but just the same all I kept saying to everybody was I want to go home
30:55the old ego feels as if it has experienced transcendence and that a new beam has emerged from the journey [Music] the hero walks differently as if he or she can feel a special awareness of conscience previously unfelt the hero may return to the ordinary world with an altered perception a gift or some reward that symbolizes the transformation sometimes the hero realizes that the reward has always been within himself but he needed to cross paths with dangerous forces to give more value to what he already had the reward is often buried in the ordinary world clearly present but was hidden in the unconscious invisible due to limited
31:59awareness of life
32:05Alice I come along it's time to you [Music] storytellers want to culminate the story into a crescendo where an underlying message is revealed the protagonist understands and perhaps wants to appease an internal pain crippling him in the old world the world that surrounds the protagonist accepts a new reality the tribe lets go of an old word of its resistance and finally changes for good the climax must overwhelm the audience's subconscious into surrendering the psyche to a new perspective the apex is an imprison a clear lens in which the audience can now see something that was previously imperceptible the audience lets go of control and capitulates to
33:00the transcendent feeling of a transformative awareness [Music]
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