Reading "La Femme Nikita", based on Joseph Campbell's constructive - comparative mythology

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD student of Comparative and Analytical History of Islamic Art, Tehran University of Art, Tehran, Iran

2 Assistant Professor of Farsh Department,, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

Abstract

Many cinematic works in the world revolve around a central character. It can be claimed that the common feature of these works leads to an archetype that Joseph Campbell used as the basis of his theory, which makes it easy to understand all their hidden meanings. The hero's archetype appears in most works as a man, while the hero can also be a woman. Due to the limited presence of female heroes in cinematic works, this study intends to investigate female heroes' presence based on the film "La Femme Nikita." The research is about to answer these questions: "What is the pattern that shapes the story of the hero in the movie" La Femme Nikita"? What is the hidden meaning of this work and how it is formed despite its structural similarity with other works of the hero How is the axis done? ". In this way, the article toakes a descriptive and analytical method and, based on the analysis of information collected from constructive comparative mythology, concluded that the pattern shaping the story of the hero in the film " La Femme Nikita" is the same explanatory pattern of Campbell. However, certain details are different due to the change in the hero's gender. This work's hidden meaning is derived from the dual confrontation of nature/culture, animus/anima, love/violence, forgiveness/justice, and the confrontation and conflict with the West's patriarchal culture.

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  • Receive Date: 12 June 2023
  • Revise Date: 29 August 2023
  • Accept Date: 07 September 2023

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