Reel Heroes: Volume 1

Writing expert Greg Smith and noted psychologist Scott Allison describe the elements of the classic hero journey and offer reasons why heroes are psychologically important to us all. Inside this book you'll find: *A new classification scheme identifying movie heroes as Lone Heroes, Duos, or Ensembles. *A review of 75 movies released in 2013, showing which movies are effective in portraying the hero's journey and which movies fell flat. *Best and Worst Movies, along with the year's Best Movie Heroes. *The Five Great Truths about movie heroes.