MM: Leadership by Leader Alex Tan - Movie Synopsis, JCampbell Monomyth and My Life Story

Leader Alexis Tan's Movie analysis, my Life's story

Hero that "Never backs Down"

Master of two worlds: Himself and His circumstances

The movie " Never Back down" may not be a well known movie, most of the people I know has never even heard of it. But unlike any movies, this is where i can relate my life the most. From the hero's challenges, to his situation in the story, this movie reflects my life the closest. In the number of times that i've seen this movie, I found that there are a lot of the character's personality and experiences that we are alike, not only because I have a passion MMA myself, but because of the lessons this movie showed me that applies in my life, even up to this day. The lesson of choosing to never lose courage and always controlling the situation especially yourself. 

So, Here we go..Let's get it on!

Synopsis:

Hero: Jake Tyler (Sean Faris) is like any other teenage boy,athletically gifted but deeply troubled. What set him apart from most is the situation wherein his father died recently in a car accident and he was with him during that accident. But unlike his father, he survived the crash. What is sad also is that he could have prevented it by adamantly insisting that he drive home his father after drinking from a bar, but because he was unsure of himself, he let his dad drive them home drunk that led to the accident.

Hero introduced in his ordinary world:

On the 1st scene he is pitted in an ordinary world as he helps his high-school football team win an important game. A frustrated player from the opposing team makes taunts about Jake's father, who died while driving drunk. Infamously-hot-tempered Jake starts a brawl with the opposing player. 

Archetype: HERALD- event/group of people

Spectators capture the brawl with mobile phones and video-cameras. Soon, the brawl is uploaded to YouTube.

The call to adventure

Jake gets thrown off the team for brawling, but takes it in stride because he is leaving this school anyway. He and his younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Henry Smith) are moving with their widowed mom to Orlando, Florida where Charlie has received a tennis scholarship. The Tyler brothers are close despite Jake's penchant for fighting and getting into trouble, which greatly upsets their mom (Leslie Hope).

At his new school, Jake has a hard time fitting in. He catches the eye of Baja Miller (Amber Heard), a pretty classmate who flirts with him. Later, Jake notices fellow student Max Cooperman (Evan Peters) getting beaten up on campus. Jake rushes to Max's aid, only to discover that the "bullying" he disrupted was actually a street-kickboxing match. Everybody present, including Max, demands that the astonished Jake leave him be.

The Hero is reluctant at first

At school the next day, Max lets it be known that there are videos on the internet of Jake's football brawl, which has gained him a positive reputation on campus. Max invites Jake to come and learn mixed martial arts with his instructor, while Baja invites Jake to a party at her boyfriend Ryan McCarthy's mansion. Jake declines the former offer but accepts the latter. 

Archetype: SHADOWS: Ryan McCarthy,"Ryan the  Annihilator "

Archetype: TRICKSTER: Baja, Ryan's girlfriend

At McCarthy Manor that night, host Ryan (Cam Gigandet) - having seen the internet footage - challenges Jake to demonstrate his brawling prowess in a fight against...Ryan himself. When Jake refuses the challenge, letting Ryan know that Jake came to the party only because Baja invited him. Ryan kisses Baja in front of Jake to verify whose girlfriend she is. Jake realises that he's been set up, and attempts to leave - until Ryan makes taunts about the disgraceful death of Jake's father. An angry Jake accepts the challenge but is brutally defeated by Ryan. Baja appears disgusted with Ryan for continually beating on Jake, despite the fact that Jake was obviously down and out.A mismatched opponent.

MM Leadership 5th session

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Ateneo Professional School
Rockwell Makati City
October 10 2015

                                           Leader Mel on Steve Jobs
                                         
                                           Steve Jobs Commencement Speech at Stanford U

                                          Transcript of Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech in 2005



Much of the activity was on the 3 special reports done by Leaders May, Mel and Gab .

Mel did a report on Steve Jobs, May on imagination and creativity by Rowling (Harry Potter) and Gab on Accomplishing Things with Limited Resources (Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell NYPD) as exemplified  by Iconic Bill Bratton in action

The Lecturer also clarified the assignment on Life Story, Movie Synopsis and Joseph Campbell 12 stages in the life of a hero.

Review of Archetypes of Joseph Campbell

Example of Movie Synopsis, Life Story and J Campbell Archetypes - Leader Anne Boise

                    Leader Justin making a point while Analee, Alex, Cath and Maye listen/look on

Movie Synopsis, Analysis vs. J. Campbell Monomyth and my Life Story by Jackelyn Aspiras

Hi Prof Jorge,

I'm happy to be able to share with you and other people one of my favorite books/movies written by Nicholas Sparks— "A Walk To Remember".

Best Regards,

Jackelyn Aspiras

A Walk to Remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i72wRvPw_ik

Synopsis

A Walk to Remember is an exceptional movie. It is not just one of those typical chick flick movies about a girl changing a guy's life. There's more to it.

It follows the conventions of what a romantic movie should be, with lovers' quarrels, obstacles that need to be overcome and a happy ending, but what stands out to me about this movie is apart from the conventions it follows, it also has a heroes' journey in it. The hero journey has always been an interesting idea to me, and to see it in this movie, I believe it made it ten times better. 

Landon Carter is the one that experiences this whole hero journey in this movie. He's the one that fulfilled the steps of the hero journey. The twist here is that, even though he went through the hero's journey, he wasn't the hero—Jamie Sullivan was. He goes through the whole journey to show that Jamie Sullivan is essentially his hero.

Synopsis Ender's Game, Analysis in relation to my life story, and J Campbell Monomyth

By Leader Bien Patrick Velasquez

The Earth was ravaged by the Formics, an alien race seemingly determined to destroy humanity. Seventy years later, the people of Earth remain banded together to prevent their own race from this technologically superior alien species. Ender Wiggin, a quiet but brilliant boy, may become the saviour of the human race. He is separated from his beloved sister and his terrifying brother and brought to battle school in orbit around earth. He will be tested and trained into an empathetic killer who begins to despise what he does as he learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and his family.

Ender is a slight fragile teenager with the expanding mind of a genius. His brother, the brute jock, is violent and only sees through strength and brutality. His sister the kind and compassionate one sees only through an affected sense of contact. Ender is a third child in a population overloaded world that is reeling from the previous war with the alien race of insect beings who work and behave like the ants nest, the Formics. Having been brought in to being by loving parents who gained permission for his birth, Ender feels he is not only unwanted but excess baggage to the world. However, his mind is his strength. He is gifted with the ability to become his aggressor and think like his aggressor thus giving him the key to the aggressor as he learns to love them through their frailty - using this to exploit them and thus destroy them. This ability is seen by those old men solidified in their ways, who have no flexibility in their thinking anymore, and exploit Ender to achieve their own ends.

Synopsis of the Movie "The clash of Titans" analysis vs. JC Monomyth and My Life Story by Leader Dr. JG Tamayo

 Dear Prof

Resending revised synopsis of clash of titans

Thank you po

Doc jgeorge

Synopsis of Clash of the Titans

                                     SUBMITTED BY:

JOSEPH GEORGE TAMAYO

Campbell's Movie Tangled

1. The Hero is introduced in His ordinary  word

         Perseus was found by a fisherman in a coffin adrift in the sea with his dead mother. Perseus was considered as a demigod, son of Zeus and a human being. He was raised by the fisherman as his own man in  this ordinary world

#JosephCampbell's Monomyth, "Unbroken" Movie Synopsis and My Life Story

Good Morning Prof,

Sending Joseph Campbell's Monomyth, "Unbroken" Movie Synopsis and My Life Story.

Thanks,

Josh

Application of Joseph Campbell's ' Hero with A Thousand Faces' to the movie Unbroken and my life story

The HERO is INTRODUCED in his ORDINARY WORLD.

Louie Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) from Torrance, California has a delinquent childhood and always gets into trouble just like being escorted home by police officers after defending himself against some bullies and caught in a baseball game under the bleachers and ends up running to avoid trouble.

The CALL to ADVENTURE

Leader Mark Paroli's Movie Synopsis, Campbell's Hero has a Thousand Faces and his story

My Campbell monomyth using slideshare.

Movie Hercules and Campbell Monomyth by Mark Paul S. Paroli from Mark Paroli

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Analysis of Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth, “Despicable Me” Movie, and My Life Story - by Leader Rony Cabuyadao

Plot Summary of the Movie - "Despicable Me":

It follows the story of Gru, a super-villain, who lives in a suburban neighborhood.  Unknown to his neighbors, hidden beneath his home is a vast secret hideout.  Surrounded by a small army of Minions, Gru is planning the biggest heist in the world - to steal the moon!  Gru delights in all things wicked.  Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way.  Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen:  a potential Dad.  The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge:  three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.

Below is the comparative analysis of the Joseph Campbell's Monomyth, the Movie and My Life Story:

1)            Ordinary World

Movie:  Gru lives in a suburban neighborhood.  While most of the houses are surrounded by white picket fences with flowering plants, his black house sits on a dead lawn.  Unknown to the neighbors, hidden beneath this house is a vast secret hideout.

My Life Story:  I was born and raised in a provincial village near the farm fields.  I grew up in an old wooden house whose foundations had become unstable over time due to wear and tear.  During typhoon seasons, our old house would sway and it felt like it was going to tumble down when gusty winds struck.

  

Movie Analysis - Kung Fu Panda my Life Story and Joseph Campbell's Monomyth by Leader Rophelle Ocampo

KUNG FU PANDA

Movie Analysis using Campbell’s’

The stages of the HERO are:

1) THE HERO IS INTRODUCED IN HIS ORDINARY WORLD.

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend..." A mysterious panda donning a flowing cape and sedge hat walks through the Chinese landscape. Reputed to be a grand master of kung fu, he enters a tavern where he is immediately attacked by the local ruffians. However, they are no match for his skill and even the legendary kung fu masters, the Furious Five, bow down to the panda's skill, requesting to hang out with him and fight alongside him.
Po the giant panda (Jack Black) wakes up from his dream in his room. His goose father, Mr. Ping (James Hong) calls to him from the noodle restaurant below to help serve tables. Po admires his Furious Five action figures before going downstairs. An extreme fan of Kung Fu, Po dreams of one day becoming a master worthy of fighting alongside the Five but his girth and clumsiness makes this dream simply a dream and his kung fu talents reside only within his knowledge of moves and artifacts. He is hesitant to express his desires to his dad who is more interested in running his restaurant and advertising his famous 'secret ingredient soup'.

Movie Synopsis of #RedCliff, analysis vs. #JosephCampbell and Life Story

Gage A. Rush                                                 July 16, 2015

Leadership in Movies:

Red Cliff

Red Cliff is a 2008 Chinese film that takes place during the three kingdoms period. The film is historically based, but whether some of the events actually happened as written is a matter of speculation amongst historians. The story starts during the aftermath of the Yellow Turban rebellion against the Han dynasty. The nobleman Cao Cao, having gained prominence after crushing the rebellion, now turns his sights towards crushing his former allies, and to cement his position so that he may one day usurp the throne. He has convinced the emperor that the lords Liu Bei and Sun Quan are planning to rebel. The emperor, being weak and unsure of his position, caves in to Cao Cao's demands and allows him to crush Liu Bei's forces. At the head of an army 800,000 strong, Cao Cao succeeds in dislodging Liu Bei from his former capitol, and is poised to crush all opposition. Liu Bei's tactician, Kongming (better known throughout history as Zhuge Liang) is convinced that guile can beat a militarily superior force. He advocates forging an alliance with Sun Quan, and helps hatch a plan that will allow both forces to destroy the majority of Cao Cao's forces at the site known as the Red Cliffs. 

Synopsis of the movie "Gifted hand" and analysis J. Campbell monomyth and my life story by Leader J. Pineda - Bansil

Dear Prof. Saguinsin,

I am sending to you the Movie synopsis " Gifted Hand ".

I made a lot of realization on this movie. 

Thank you.

Respectfully yours,

Janelle Ann Pineda-Bansil

The Monomyth of Joseph Campbell	Gifted Hand (The Ben Carson story)	My adventure
1. Hero is introduced in his ordinary world.	Ben Carson came from a very poor family. He was raised by a single mom name, Sonya. Sonya would take domestic works just to support her family's finances. When his family moved in London to start a new life, he encountered his first predicament as a child. Since Ben and his brother were transferees in their new school, they had difficulty in coping up. Ben was ridicule by his classmates .He was bullied which made him developed uncontrollable anger. The poverty he lived with and experienced of bullying aggravated his rage.	My simple life growing up Just like Ben, I came from a very simple family. Back when I was young, I learned how my parents are very much frugal with our finances. Others may see us struggling to make both ends meet, but it is the other way around for us. We may not experience the luxuries in life such as fashionable clothes, gadgets, delicious food, parties and  etc. but we were provided the most luxurious thing we can ever had, and that is, education. In-spite our life's status, my parents believed that sending us to a private school will give good foundation for our future. It was instilled to me from my parents that education is the only treasure they can bestow to us. Now that I am in AGSB, I also learned aside from my parents vision, that education can also help build nation. We are formed to lead one day and make a difference in the life of others. And my Education from ATENEO me to become Man for others.
2. Call to adventure	Sonya was persistent to help his son changed their negative perception towards challenges in their life.   She believed that her children will have greater opportunity if they will do well in school and develop positive outlook. She motivated them to perform well in school. She restricted them to watch any TV show except those shows who have educational sense. She also required them to read books   in the library and do written reports. Although she can barely read, she would scan their reports pretending she was running through their reports.	My mom is the most influential person to my life. I'm impressed how she surpassed poverty and finished her schooling with flying colors. She managed to influence me and my siblings to take the same path. I learned to set aside my desire for earthly materials and celebrate the simplicity of life.  My mom is a humble midwife by profession yet very hardworking. I felt My call to adventure to join her in her field and become a doctor of medicine someday.
3. Hero is reluctant at first	Ben was resistant at first. He fined his Mom too controlling. Eventually Ben learned to love reading over watching TV. He began to enjoy reading where he discover more than he could imagine. He developed strong desire to learn more. A new Ben arose with different perspective that redefined his central character.	When some of my relatives and classmates knew about my plan, I am prejudged for my ability. Others knew me for being a little free spirited and started to question my capacity of becoming doctor. That made me more determined to pursue doctor of medicine. I was never reluctant like Ben, I did not allow others to define my character. Those people who have question me from the start became my motivation. But that motivation made me unaware of the personality I am creating inside me. I fail to realize how overconfident I am that I even loss my connection with the Lord. I have blinded myself from the eagerness of proving them wrong. MED SCHOOL DAYS The first day of Med school started back in 2009. I felt like I'm living the life I wanted. I was given so much time and attention by my parents. They have provided me enough, all I have to do is to study well and graduate on time. They say that Medicine is a one way door, once you are in there is no other way out. Just like a normal student I wanted to pass all of my subject. I am very complacent that I will finish what I have started. My leadership experience in Med school (Credibility) I had an experienced like Ben, when I was asked to lead a group in a major subject. While preparing for the activity, I overheard one of my classmate questioning my capability to lead. He said " sus si Janelle? wala yan". I felt that devastated moment, as if everything stop around you and all you can hear is the fast beat of your heart accompanied by anxiety? I felt irrelevant that moment. It took others to make me realize how stupid I am to allow mediocrity rule over me. It came to me that I have to prove myself and become credible. I mark that day on. I exerted extra effort looking for additional resources for reading materials. I fed myself with important information that equipped me to pass and even top some final exam. One defining moment that proves my effort in doing extra mile, was when my name came second on a major exam in neuro . It was as expected that the number 1 spot will be taken by the usual top-notcher. I surprised not just my classmates but the very one who questioned by ability. Then, the final exam came over, and with humbling experience from that person, I am exempted in taking almost all of the major exams. I was exempted for garnering adequate grades to qualify for the criteria for final exam exemption. Unfortunately, that classmate of mine was required to have his final exams in all of our subject and even had his removals for some of the majors.
4. The Hero is encouraged by the wise old man or woman	Sonya was very persuasive to Ben. Her influenced helped him to think and dream big. She was also one of the reason why Ben decided to pursue his Medical career.  In some instances Ben's family would require medical visit in the hospital. Ben would have chance observe every single routine of the nurse and doctors. One occasion, an emergency call was heard through system call for "Dr. Jones". After that incident Ben imagined his name being announced in the hospital as Dr. Carson. That made him choose his career as Doctor.	In God's grace at the age of 23, I was blessed to be a mom. And I successfully delivered a baby boy name Andres. Life suddenly became out of my control. But my mom encourages me to continue schooling. After pregnancy I have to go back to manila and continue med school.
5. The hero passes the first threshold	Because of his hard work, he eventually earned good reputation from his classmates and even top his class. One time, in his 5th grade, Ben amazed his teacher and classmate when he identify a rock samples his teacher had brought to school.	My decision on getting back on track was influenced by my mom and my loving husband. It was never an easy decision leaving my 6th month old baby. But I know I have to be on track again in chasing my dream. Back in manila, on the third day of class I was in my room reviewing for the next day class. I just felt that my tears rolling over my cheeks down to the pages of my book. I remember that melancholic feeling of being alone studying, away from my 6 month old baby and husband. It was very miserable time for me, that the only thing I can do that time is cry. I cried over the night. I elicited frustration for not coping up well with the challenges of my decision. Then, next morning I woke up, with heavy heart, I prepared myself for school. My first class is surgery. That day is so challenging  for me. I could not stop my emotion from bursting out. My tears naturally flows out of my eyes. then I texted my mom and told her about my condition in my surgery   class. I was surprised when she replied to me, allowing me to pack my things and go home to my son. Without hesitation, I went out of the room, I packed my things and went home to Pampanga.
6. The hero encounters test and helpers	After grade school Ben graduated with honors. He knew that they are not financially capable of continuing his college degree, so he became a working student. Because of his persuasiveness, he got a scholarship grant at Yale University and earned a B.A. degree in psychology.	After the quitting incidence. I was so relieved, but not happy. I continued my laboratory business for 2 more years. Then I enrolled to MBA-H. After a year I transferred to REGIS, where I am happily situated now.
7. The hero reaches the innermost cave	After graduating from Yale in 1973,Ben enrolled in the School of Medicine at the University of Michigan, and finished the degree, doctor of medicine. Then, he married Lacrena Rustin. And they moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Ben applied as a resident doctor at Johns Hopkins University. On his encounter as newbie in the department, Ben was put into a questionable decision making. He was called to attend a surgery patient   without the supervision of a consultant. It is a protocol to only do major surgical procedure in the presence of consultant doctor. Ben's licensed was put in jeopardy for saving the life of that patient. But that incident only proves his skills and competence. Then he was appointed as chief resident in neurosurgery department in John Hopkins.  At the age of 33, Ben became director of pediatric neurosurgery.	In 2012, I tried my luck in franchising an international educational service. However, I luckily failed for 3 times. That is very frustrating for me.  Then one of my classmate in MBA-H introduced me to Galileo Enrichment program.
8. The hero endures the supreme ordeal.	A challenging ordeal came along to him. In 1987, Dr. Carson travels to Germany. He meet a couple, Peter and Augusta Rausch. He was asked by the couple  to do to separate their  two 7-month-old conjoined twins (craniopagus twins). Ben believes that the twins might be separated but with a higher risk of losing one or both of them. He had four months to research and formulate a plan to save the twins. On his	It was never easy running a start-up business for all we know. It requires so much time and effort building the system and creating the norm inside the system. Last 2014, I was privileged to expand my service in our community. We operated two more branches in partnership with schools in Mabalacat city. That makes me manage 3 branches in a row. Knowing that opportunity can only knock once for this case, I grabbed my chance and took over as center directress for the three branches. Which really required so much time and effort for my case, since that same time of the year I started taking subjects again at AGSB. Together with my responsibilities in the laboratory, I also have my family t take cgood care of. Because I deal with kids, most especially toddlers, I get to see and compare their milestones. One occasion, my son visited me while facilitating the morning toddler class. It was singing and dancing activity. Surprisingly, he did not join the circle time and simply roam around the center the whole session. I notice his behavior. Then, I came to realize that at his age he must enjoy big motor skills activities and should have utter hundreds of word already. But the only words he can say are "mom, dad and No." It took me a while to observe how mad I've become. I've been too focus on my career. I failed to see the consequences of my actions. Imagine I am holding an enrichment program, helping other kids improve their learning capacity in English and Math, and here is my son who cannot even express his needs and wants into words?
9. the hero seizes the sword	Almost about to lose time in finding answer. An incident of miscarriage of his wife candy, led him to a great idea.  The next morning after the miscarriage of his wife, he was asked to do rare procedure of hemispherectomy.  The procedure will removes half the brain of a 4-year-old who had been convulsing 100 times each day.	So, we immediately scheduled his visit to have him checked by a neurodevelopmental pediatrician. He was diagnosed to have communication delay. It was very hard at first, especially to my first born. He was requested to attend 3x a week therapy in San Fernando. The location of the therapy center is relatively too far from our place that it would really require extra time to prepare. No one is expected to attend the needs of my only son but me. That made me yearn to take full responsible on the consequences of my actions.
10. The road back	Nearing to the four months' time, although Ben figured out an idea, He is still in the reckoning risk of doing the procedure. He even question his confidence to execute his plan. A flash back was shown in the movie, when he was motivated by his mom, Sonya, to do well in school. Then He came back to reality and his mom came into picture encouraging him that he can save the twins.	The most significant decision I have to take is, to know my priorities in life. That made me conclude the following decisions: 1.    Choose my Family first 2.    Close the lab on weekdays and simply do scheduling of patients   3.    Close the two other branches and maintain the first standalone branch in Mabalacat.
11. The resurrection	On September 4, 1987, Dr. Ben Carson and a team of 70 doctors, nurses, and support staff joined forces. The surgery occurred for 22-hours He had applied a technique used in cardiac surgery called hypothermic arrest.	It was never hard decision for me to choose my family over my own self oriented goals. I would like to support my thoughts with the shortest speech from the former CEO of Coca Cola , "Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. They are work, Family, health, Friends, and spirits and you are keeping all these ball in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, ricked, damage or even shattered. They will never be the same You must understand that and strive for Balance in your life."
12. Return with the elixir	After the successful 22-hour procedure, Ben became famous. As of today He continuously attend different procedures in different countries.	After his consistent therapy sessions   with support from home-based routines, my son is just a few months delayed from his speech. Probably the elixir I have in hand from that eye opening experience is "Love".  I have learned "that is not what I have in my life but who I have in my life that counts". Self- realization from my experience: I like to feature a quote from Joseph Campbell:  "We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come".    The plan that I've made for myself is not the same plan God had for me. And with that, I rest my faith in him to   lead me on my journey.

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