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Listed below are the some of the very best movie productions of legendary stories, tall tales and of course, classic mythology. Many have an underlying celestial theme, but all follow the formula of the hero quest in all its variations and tribulations.
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At a time when the Red Menace was thought to be invading Hollywood and the sounds of Rock and Roll were seducing America's youth, films were being made with stop motion techniques and family values right out of the Bible.
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At a time when great strides in special effects were being made in Hollywood, disco was all the rage and Vietnam had become a poison in the blood of America's youth. The turmoil and tension could be cut with an saber or a razor blade on a mirror.
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Greed and escape from reality was the game of the decade. The sanctuary of the movie theater resulted in a resurgence of ticket sales. The search for archtype heroes and movies of hope brought back the popularity of the silver screen.
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Dinosaurs and legendary heroes of knightly lore past and the future continues to inspire and entertain. Box office record breakers appeared in the form of comic book heroes and the popularity of their mythic exploits created a vast fortune for Hollywood. America will continue to seek out the archtypes of myth as the nation begins to look to the sky for solutions and answers to the terror of mans inhumanity to man.
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