Hero's Journey (Matrix)

The hero is reluctant or frightened to accept the call and begin the journey. The hero feels the fear of the unknown and tries to turn away from the adventure, however briefly. Alternately, another character may express the uncertainty and danger ahead.

• Refusal of the Call

• The Road Back

• The Ordinary World

• Crossing the Threshold

The hero comes across a veteran traveler of the worlds or a wise man or woman who gives him or her training, equipment, weapons, or advice that will help on the journey.

• The Reward

• Approach to the Inmost Cave

• The Resurrection

• Meeting with the Mentor

The person who advises the hero, preps for quest, and develops special skills is called

• a friend

• a priest

• a mentor

• a trickster

A "point of no return" is crossed. The hero is committing to the journey. The hero leaves their ordinary world and enters into an unfamiliar/new world.

• The Road Back

• Approaching the Inmost Cave

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

Near the middle of the story, this is the biggest life or death crisis. The hero confronts death or faces his or her greatest fear.

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Ordinary World

• The Reward

The Hero is rededicated to change and must recommit to completing the adventure, leaving the special world to be sure the treasure is brought home safely. Often a chase scene on the hero's journey home signals the urgency and danger of the mission.

• The Road Back

• The Ordeal

• Crossing the Threshold

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

The final battle. The hero is tested a final time - applying all the wisdom thus far obtained. The climax in which the Hero has his final encounter with death. If the Hero fails, others will suffer, placing more weight on the Hero’s shoulders - again makes us relate to and feel sympathy for the Hero.

• The Ordeal

• The Resurrection

• Refusal of the Call

• Meeting with the Mentor

The hero finally masters the problem. The hero returns home bearing some element of the treasure (elixir) that has the power to heal or transform the Ordinary World, just as the hero has been transformed. He is the master of two worlds.

• Crossing the Threshold

• The Reward

• The Road Back

• Return with the Elixir

What is another name for hero's journey?

• Ordeal

• Monomyth

• Resolution

• Legacy

Agent Smith ambushes Neo and shoots him, but Neo is revived by Trinity’s words that he is the One. Neo now has the power to perceive and control the Matrix. He defeats Agent Smith.

• The Resurrection

• Refusal of the Call

• Tests, Allies, and Enemies

• The Approach