The Hero’s Journey pattern is mirrored very closely in Wes Anderson’s and Roman Coppola’s, The Darjeeling Limited (2007). Following are a few of the concepts:
The suitcases resemble the Ordinary Worlds and Ordinary Selves of the three brothers; that they lose them at the end signifies that they have lost / detached from their Ordinary Worlds and Ordinary Selves and become their New Selves. This is further demonstrated by the younger brothers allowing their older brother (Owen Wilson) to keep their passports.
The journey to their New Selves is incremental and is demonstrated along the way at many points: by the change of clothing of the brothers for the burial (Rebirth post the Near Death Experience); the loss of Ordinary World attachments – Owen Wilson losing his shoe at the first stop (First Threshold); Amara Khan’s statement, “I have to get off this train,” is symbolic of the boys’ (and her own) need to escape their Ordinary Worlds and Self.
The transformation is further signified at the end of the film when they boys enter the new train and this time are knowledgeable as to the process of getting the tickets stamped and clipped onto the wall. Here, they also drink the sweet lime, as opposed to initially disregarding it for cigarettes and alcohol.
The boys’ inner challenge and ultimate antagonism is their mother. It is significant that once Angelica Huston’s character (the Mother), has departed the boys are able successfully complete the spiritual ceremony with the feather.
There are many more aspects of The Hero’s Journey in this story:
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