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The Movie Hercules: A Hero's Journey

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Wanna learn how this special boy became a big hero? Keep reading to find out what happens! The movie Hercules, is about a boy named Hercules who is very strong, but he feels like he doesn’t belong. Hercules finds out that he is not normal. Hercules is the son of Zeus. Hercules goes to him to find out how to become a hero, and Zeus sends him on his way to become a hero, but Hercules will have some trouble on the way with his trainer Phil and a girl that Hercules meets. Hercules then defeats his final tasks and saves the girl that makes him a real God. Hercules will go through 3 phases in his hero's journey. The departure, Initiation, and return phase.
The first thing a hero needs to go through in his journey is the departure phase. Hercules is in a ordinary world as he knew but he always knew that there was something different about him, and that he didn’t belong here. Hercules was very strong. Stronger than anyone in his village. Hercules so called friends called him a freak since he was stronger than everyone else. Hercules also …show more content…

Hercules will get his reward and get to travel back home. Since Hercules defeated the Titans that were going to destroy Mount Olympus, saved Zeus, and saved meg from Hades getting her soul that made hercules become a official God. After that Hercules travels back to Mount Olympus with Meg to be with his parents. Then Hercules made a decision of going back to Earth to be with Meg. Hercules saved Mount Olympus, and got Hades in the sea of the dead. Hercules restored the world that he has returned too. This is the Return phase.
Overall in this story Hercules wants to become a real hero to be with his real family again. Then Hercules defeats all the monsters that Hades throws at him. Finally Hercules defeats Hades, and becomes a real God. Hercules will go through 3 phases in his hero's journey. The departure, Initiation, and return phase. Do you think you could go through this just to become a

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