The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the cast majority of successful screenplays are built upon. Films as diverse as Gladiator (2000), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Raging Bull (1980) and Scarface (1983) were all constructed around the Hero's Journey Template.

There is an argument that the flawed hero is the perfect hero. That to make the hero three dimensional, human ailments and weaknesses must be present.

The fact it that this is just one of those myths. It all depends on your story.

There are various types of hero: a) the good, willing hero (Star Wars, 1977), b) the good, unwilling hero (Shawshank Redemption, 1994), c) the anti-hero (Raging Bull, 1980), d) the villain (Goodfellas, 1990) etc.

All of the above are simply some of the possible hero archetypes: you choose which one is relevant for your story.

The thing to remember is not whether the hero is flawed or not, but that s/he has an outer, inner and romantic challenge. For example, in Star

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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached at http://managing-creativity.com/.

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