Great Video Essay Breaks Down The Movie Cliché of "The Chosen One"
Couch Tomato has a new video series out that film fans might enjoy. The series will discuss where movie clichés come from. This first episode focuses on "The Chosen One."
Some of the best-known movies that explored the story of a "chosen one" include The Matrix, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Avatar and more. This video dives into the history of where this movie trope came from and the reasoning of why it has become so popular.
This is actually really fascinating and there's a lot of stuff that the video points out that I wasn't familiar with before. I learned something new today about movies thanks to this video, and that makes me happy. Watch the video for yourself and let us know what you think!