Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
The Hunger Games, a true Campbellian story, was actually inspired by one of the myths Campbell uses to kick off his whole book: Theseus and the Minotaur. Author Suzanne Collins just replaced the bull-headed monster with another famous demon: fame. (Source)
Campbell loved Star Wars when he saw it…even going so far as to call it out in an interview. The Lucas-Campbell mutual appreciation society goes both ways, it seems. (Source)
Campbell has become so indispensable to modern Hollywood blockbusters that movie sites actually outline it as part of educating would-be screenwriters. The Hero with a Thousand Faces: don't go to the multiplex without it. (Source)