The mythological approach to story boils down to using metaphors or comparisons to get across your feelings about life.
Vogler, C. (2007). The writer’s journey: mythic structure for writers (3rd ed.). Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions. Page 84.
At the heart of every story is a confrontation with death. If the Hero doesn’t face actual death, then there is the threat of death or symbolic death in the form of a high-stakes game, love affair, or adventure in which the Hero may succeed (live) or fail (die).
Heroes show us how to deal with death.
Vogler, C. (2007). The writer’s journey: mythic structure for writers (3rd ed.). Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions. Page 32.
There is no single way to tell a story, no right way, because the choice of form is a creative decision. The scriptwriter’s choice of form communicates a basic feel and a point of view that fundamentally determines how we understand the story.
Dancyger, K., & Rush, J. (2013). Alternative Scriptwriting: beyond the Hollywood formula (5th ed.). Burlington, MA: Focal Press. Page 32.
To be a screenwriter is to deal with an ongoing tug of war between breathtaking megalomania and insecurity so deep it takes years of therapy just to be able to say “I’m a writer” out loud. This is especially so among the spec screenwriting crowd I like to hang with.
Snyder, B. (2005). Save the cat! : the last book on screenwriting you’ll ever need. Studio City, CA: Michael Wiese Productions. Page 11.