The Lego Movie and the first steps of the hero’s journey:
For the first step of the hero’s journey, the lego movie has two different scenes applicable to two different versions of the hero’s journey template. The first version is our learned 17-step journey in which the first step is Call to Action. Call to action is defined as “setting the story rolling” by disrupting the hero’s ordinary world by “presenting a challenge” the hero is intrigued to take. For this version, the call to action would be when Emmett sees a person at the construction site where he works. She has purple and blue hair and her name is Lucy. Emmett becomes intrigued by this girl. She is searching for something when Emmett decides to go investigate. In doing so, he falls down a giant hole in the ground and finds a special object. This lego block that he finds is called The Piece of Resistance. When he touches this piece he sees a vision that tells him he is “special.” Despite not feeling very special this experience forces Emmett to start his journey in order to save the ...