There is an argument that the Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is only one structural theory - there are others. This is an innane argument. The Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the only structure that matters. You need to get past this kind of thinking.
Using the above successful stories as examples, it is obvous that they follow the same pattern.
For example, the Conscious Decision.
In The Matrix (1999), Neo has to decide between the red and blue pills.
In Gladiator (2000), the COnscious Decision is made for Maximus - his wife and child are murdered.
In the Godfather (1972), Michael makes a conscious decision to kill Sollozo and Capt. Mcluskey in the restaurant, after he learns that an attempt has been made on his father's life.
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