We look at 12 classic clips from 12 classic baseball films through the lens of the Hero’s Journey. What does baseball mean to us? How does it cross generations?
Here are the films and the stages of the hero’s journey (note: links added as the clips have been edited out of the presentation so YouTube won’t block this for copyright):
Warmup: Take me out to the Ballgame https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=-r2luDoV9TI
Ordinary World: The Sandlot https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=BjcWBgrb_nc
Call to adventure: Everybody Wants Some https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=KoY720x5fuw
Refusal of the Call: A League of Their Own https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=6M8szlSa-8o
Meeting the Mentor: Bull Durham https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=mn5crhTusSA
Crossing the Threshold: 42 https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=nU8U_KifMNA
Tests, Allies & Enemies: Major League https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=g_wc9JvTXGc
Approach to the Inmost Cave: The Bad News Bears https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=Oc2xTMnIwrI
The Ordeal: Field of Dreams https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=VCNp_jl5m6c
The Reward: Eight Men Out https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=hOnolgR_8tc
The Road Back: Bang the Drum Slowly https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=BH6ri4yasfk
Resurrection: Moneyball https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=gVDAPTabZNQ
Return with Elixir: The Natural https://www.youtubeeducation.com/watch?v=SQvUjK27ybk
The video at the end of the presentation is an original song: Dad Was Here https://youtu.be/6R0mo4fsBfY
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