You’re not rambling Tracey. That’s the whole idea: the Hero’s Journey does reflect how life works, which is exactly why we subliminally accept it.

And the analogy is perfect.

The level of detail you’ll find in the similarities between our every day lives and the twelve stages is mind boggling. Keep the comments coming!

No, not specifically, more to do with creating a story/script and based on what I’ve read around the subject of the journey.
I suppose we could relate the same to life and children vs the adult where stages of development have been missed out eg; walked but never crawled analogy. Not noticeable in itself but only later when character flaws begin to appear and closer inspection reveals problems in the early stages.
I’m rambling now but just a thought.

Very good question. Thank you, Tracey.

From experience, a strong original feature idea lends itself well to use all the twelve stages, sometimes in non-conventional ways.

BACK TO THE FUTURE has a really long Ordinary World. I believe CLOSE ENCOUNTERS has a disproportionately long Refusal of the Call; in INCEPTION that stage is really short. CASINO ROYALE has a triple Ordeal, TOY STORY 3 has a relatively brief Resurrection.

I am absolutely convinced that leaving out a stage will diminish the emotional experience.

For short films you surely don’t always need all stages. But when a story doesn’t work the way you want it, an analysis on the mythical stages may well bring the solution(s).

Were you thinking of any specific movies?