MYTH

There are myths in life, as well as being in Media. A myth is something engrained in our understanding of life which has been shaped by our background. A media myth is similar, but it focuses on metanarrative, and the myths in them. Metanarrative is the super story if you will, it is the story that everyone in an audience is assumed to know what exists outside of the narrative. For example, Batman Begins (2005) was created with a massive myth of Batman that the director assumed people watching already were aware of this. He then took this and expanded on it and used, but also altered, the myth surrounding the character.

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