we have a problem it’s not that we live in the era of alternative facts and
in the era of alternative facts and
in the era of alternative facts and political turmoil it’s not that we
political turmoil it’s not that we
political turmoil it’s not that we barely have recovered from recession
barely have recovered from recession
barely have recovered from recession know that the society is getting more
know that the society is getting more
know that the society is getting more and more divided the real problem we are
and more divided the real problem we are
and more divided the real problem we are facing is that as a nation we Finn’s are
facing is that as a nation we Finn’s are
facing is that as a nation we Finn’s are doomed we’re doomed to fail it’s not
doomed we’re doomed to fail it’s not
doomed we’re doomed to fail it’s not because we are somehow incapable of
because we are somehow incapable of
because we are somehow incapable of succeeding quite the opposite actually
succeeding quite the opposite actually
succeeding quite the opposite actually you know all the piece of studies and
you know all the piece of studies and
you know all the piece of studies and education welfare and technology we are
education welfare and technology we are
education welfare and technology we are so famous for we are doomed because our
so famous for we are doomed because our
so famous for we are doomed because our stories essay because Finland’s national
stories essay because Finland’s national
stories essay because Finland’s national collective story is a story of losers
collective story is a story of losers
collective story is a story of losers and failures I myself I’m a storyteller
and failures I myself I’m a storyteller
and failures I myself I’m a storyteller and for the past decade or so I’ve been
and for the past decade or so I’ve been
and for the past decade or so I’ve been working as a scriptwriter for television
working as a scriptwriter for television
working as a scriptwriter for television and film and all the time I’ve been
and film and all the time I’ve been
and film and all the time I’ve been puzzled by one topic only our national
puzzled by one topic only our national
puzzled by one topic only our national identity the great story of an imagined
identity the great story of an imagined
identity the great story of an imagined community that tells who we are and
community that tells who we are and
community that tells who we are and where we came from and how that story is
where we came from and how that story is
where we came from and how that story is present in our everyday lives so a few
present in our everyday lives so a few
present in our everyday lives so a few years back I wanted to dig to the core
years back I wanted to dig to the core
years back I wanted to dig to the core of this national identity I wanted to
of this national identity I wanted to
of this national identity I wanted to make a TV series about Finland’s
make a TV series about Finland’s
make a TV series about Finland’s national epic Kalevala in short Kalevala
national epic Kalevala in short Kalevala
national epic Kalevala in short Kalevala is a compilation of oral ancient
is a compilation of oral ancient
is a compilation of oral ancient folklore it’s considered to be one of
folklore it’s considered to be one of
folklore it’s considered to be one of the most significant pieces of Finnish
the most significant pieces of Finnish
the most significant pieces of Finnish literature and it did play a huge role
literature and it did play a huge role
literature and it did play a huge role in the development of the Finnish
in the development of the Finnish
in the development of the Finnish national identity in the mid 19th
national identity in the mid 19th
national identity in the mid 19th century I wanted to make a modern
century I wanted to make a modern
century I wanted to make a modern adaptation of it I wanted to make a TV
adaptation of it I wanted to make a TV
adaptation of it I wanted to make a TV series where modern heroes would repeat
series where modern heroes would repeat
series where modern heroes would repeat the stories of
the stories of
the stories of our ancestors of course I’m not the only
our ancestors of course I’m not the only
our ancestors of course I’m not the only one or the first one who’s been
one or the first one who’s been
one or the first one who’s been interested in this topic the first one
interested in this topic the first one
interested in this topic the first one was Elias landlord the rider of Kalevala
was Elias landlord the rider of Kalevala
was Elias landlord the rider of Kalevala he can be called the father of the
he can be called the father of the
he can be called the father of the Finnish identity he could also be called
Finnish identity he could also be called
Finnish identity he could also be called an aspiring scriptwriter and to my
an aspiring scriptwriter and to my
an aspiring scriptwriter and to my opinion not a very good one
Elias Land Road was a 37 year old doctor
Elias Land Road was a 37 year old doctor when he decided to compile Finn’s
when he decided to compile Finn’s
when he decided to compile Finn’s a national epic back in the days in the
a national epic back in the days in the
a national epic back in the days in the mid 19th century Finland was under the
mid 19th century Finland was under the
mid 19th century Finland was under the regime of Russia and had been part of
regime of Russia and had been part of
regime of Russia and had been part of Sweden centuries before that but Finland
Sweden centuries before that but Finland
Sweden centuries before that but Finland wanted to be independent finns wanted to
wanted to be independent finns wanted to
wanted to be independent finns wanted to be seen as a nation and what a true
be seen as a nation and what a true
be seen as a nation and what a true nation needs is a good story to prove
nation needs is a good story to prove
nation needs is a good story to prove its origins to make everyone else
its origins to make everyone else
its origins to make everyone else understand that we are unique and
understand that we are unique and
understand that we are unique and special so Leonard he packed his
special so Leonard he packed his
special so Leonard he packed his backpack and traveled to Karelia in
backpack and traveled to Karelia in
backpack and traveled to Karelia in eastern finland to collect material for
eastern finland to collect material for
eastern finland to collect material for this story and during his trips he did
this story and during his trips he did
this story and during his trips he did collect a massive amount of oral
collect a massive amount of oral
collect a massive amount of oral folklore poems about adventurous
folklore poems about adventurous
folklore poems about adventurous historical events poems about love
historical events poems about love
historical events poems about love creation of the universe how finn
creation of the universe how finn
creation of the universe how finn settled finland how they then got along
settled finland how they then got along
settled finland how they then got along with each other or sometimes they didn’t
with each other or sometimes they didn’t
with each other or sometimes they didn’t and how christianity eventually took
and how christianity eventually took
and how christianity eventually took over the old gods and rituals like us
over the old gods and rituals like us
over the old gods and rituals like us all writers Landreth wanted to make and
all writers Landreth wanted to make and
all writers Landreth wanted to make and create something special out of this
create something special out of this
create something special out of this unique material he now had he wanted to
unique material he now had he wanted to
unique material he now had he wanted to do something Homer dead with Iliad and
do something Homer dead with Iliad and
do something Homer dead with Iliad and Odyssey he wanted to create an epic that
Odyssey he wanted to create an epic that
Odyssey he wanted to create an epic that would resonate in people’s minds
would resonate in people’s minds
would resonate in people’s minds centuries afterwards and he kind of did
centuries afterwards and he kind of did
centuries afterwards and he kind of did unfortunately learn dirt road his epic
unfortunately learn dirt road his epic
unfortunately learn dirt road his epic wrong and I know why
wrong and I know why
wrong and I know why when wrote edited the poems he had he
when wrote edited the poems he had he
when wrote edited the poems he had he even added a few of his own to the mix
even added a few of his own to the mix
even added a few of his own to the mix he created one big narrative out of
he created one big narrative out of
he created one big narrative out of poems that were not meant to be told in
poems that were not meant to be told in
poems that were not meant to be told in or us of one comprehensive story man
or us of one comprehensive story man
or us of one comprehensive story man wrote left out female protagonists
wrote left out female protagonists
wrote left out female protagonists Landreth left out all normal
Landreth left out all normal
Landreth left out all normal relationships between men and women
relationships between men and women
relationships between men and women Landreth left out pretty much everything
Landreth left out pretty much everything
Landreth left out pretty much everything that would even slightly suggest that
that would even slightly suggest that
that would even slightly suggest that friends were enjoying their lives
learned wrote left out love and that’s
learned wrote left out love and that’s why we have a problem
why we have a problem
why we have a problem obviously Len wrote had never heard of
obviously Len wrote had never heard of
obviously Len wrote had never heard of the hero’s journey hero’s journey is one
the hero’s journey hero’s journey is one
the hero’s journey hero’s journey is one of the most influential structures in
of the most influential structures in
of the most influential structures in the storytelling business identified by
the storytelling business identified by
the storytelling business identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell in
the American scholar Joseph Campbell in
the American scholar Joseph Campbell in his book called a hero with a thousand
his book called a hero with a thousand
his book called a hero with a thousand faces from 1949 hero’s journeys are
faces from 1949 hero’s journeys are
faces from 1949 hero’s journeys are taught a pattern that describes the
taught a pattern that describes the
taught a pattern that describes the typical adventure of the archetype known
typical adventure of the archetype known
typical adventure of the archetype known as the hero the hero is the person who
as the hero the hero is the person who
as the hero the hero is the person who goes out to have an adventure on behalf
goes out to have an adventure on behalf
goes out to have an adventure on behalf of his tribe or nation or family
of his tribe or nation or family
of his tribe or nation or family overcome some obstacles and then comes
overcome some obstacles and then comes
overcome some obstacles and then comes back with the elixir reborn he has
back with the elixir reborn he has
back with the elixir reborn he has learned something he has grown as a
learned something he has grown as a
learned something he has grown as a person even though the idea of the
person even though the idea of the
person even though the idea of the hero’s journey is ancient what Joseph
hero’s journey is ancient what Joseph
hero’s journey is ancient what Joseph Campbell discovered in his study was
Campbell discovered in his study was
Campbell discovered in his study was that all the world hero myths they are
that all the world hero myths they are
that all the world hero myths they are basically the same story just retold in
basically the same story just retold in
basically the same story just retold in different variations so all storytelling
different variations so all storytelling
different variations so all storytelling unconsciously or not follows the pattern
unconsciously or not follows the pattern
unconsciously or not follows the pattern of a myth and all stories can be
of a myth and all stories can be
of a myth and all stories can be understood in terms of the hero myth you
understood in terms of the hero myth you
understood in terms of the hero myth you can find the same pattern everywhere in
can find the same pattern everywhere in
can find the same pattern everywhere in novels in journalism in in the Bible in
novels in journalism in in the Bible in
novels in journalism in in the Bible in rituals and of course in
rituals and of course in
rituals and of course in industry many TED talks tend to have the
industry many TED talks tend to have the
industry many TED talks tend to have the same structure and this is the point of
same structure and this is the point of
same structure and this is the point of the talk where I take you with me to the
the talk where I take you with me to the
the talk where I take you with me to the special world and introduce you a few of
special world and introduce you a few of
special world and introduce you a few of the characters from Kalevala those
the characters from Kalevala those
the characters from Kalevala those heroes I so badly wanted to write about
heroes I so badly wanted to write about
heroes I so badly wanted to write about Kalevala heroes are people with magical
Kalevala heroes are people with magical
Kalevala heroes are people with magical powers
powers
powers a bit like Avengers if you may
väinämöinen is the protagonist of
väinämöinen is the protagonist of Kalevala his old his wise and he has a
Kalevala his old his wise and he has a
Kalevala his old his wise and he has a magical singing voice the whole epic
magical singing voice the whole epic
magical singing voice the whole epic begins with him being born and ends with
begins with him being born and ends with
begins with him being born and ends with his departure he’s the ultimate leader
his departure he’s the ultimate leader
his departure he’s the ultimate leader who always knows what to do except he
who always knows what to do except he
who always knows what to do except he fails to find a wife tries to force a
fails to find a wife tries to force a
fails to find a wife tries to force a very young girl to marry him and the
very young girl to marry him and the
very young girl to marry him and the girl drowns herself väinämöinen ends
girl drowns herself väinämöinen ends
girl drowns herself väinämöinen ends up being alone and leaving his people to
up being alone and leaving his people to
up being alone and leaving his people to give his place to baby Jesus end of
give his place to baby Jesus end of
give his place to baby Jesus end of story
the most tragic one in the whole cast is
the most tragic one in the whole cast is Culebra he’s an orphan raised by people
Culebra he’s an orphan raised by people
Culebra he’s an orphan raised by people who killed his family and being sold to
who killed his family and being sold to
who killed his family and being sold to slavery and mocked when he escapes he
slavery and mocked when he escapes he
slavery and mocked when he escapes he finds out his family’s alive only to
finds out his family’s alive only to
finds out his family’s alive only to lose them again
lose them again
lose them again he eventually accidentally seduces his
he eventually accidentally seduces his
he eventually accidentally seduces his own sister and kills himself end of
own sister and kills himself end of
own sister and kills himself end of story
Lemminkainen is good-looking but
Lemminkainen is good-looking but bad-tempered his first marriage is a
bad-tempered his first marriage is a
bad-tempered his first marriage is a disaster because he lies to his wife
disaster because he lies to his wife
disaster because he lies to his wife then he tries to impress another girl
then he tries to impress another girl
then he tries to impress another girl drowns while doing that and needs his
drowns while doing that and needs his
drowns while doing that and needs his mom to the rescue then he goes to a
mom to the rescue then he goes to a
mom to the rescue then he goes to a wedding uninvited and ends up killing
wedding uninvited and ends up killing
wedding uninvited and ends up killing the host the whole story ends with him
the host the whole story ends with him
the host the whole story ends with him complaining to the other guys why they
complaining to the other guys why they
complaining to the other guys why they don’t want to take him with them end of
don’t want to take him with them end of
don’t want to take him with them end of story we have yoga Heinen he’s bitter
story we have yoga Heinen he’s bitter
story we have yoga Heinen he’s bitter he’s angry the voice tribal of old by
he’s angry the voice tribal of old by
he’s angry the voice tribal of old by Anna Mona
Anna Mona
Anna Mona yochanan and väinämöinen have a
yochanan and väinämöinen have a
yochanan and väinämöinen have a singing contest Yokohama and Lucy’s and
singing contest Yokohama and Lucy’s and
singing contest Yokohama and Lucy’s and blechy’s his sister to väinämöinen
blechy’s his sister to väinämöinen
blechy’s his sister to väinämöinen and like I told you that end ends up
and like I told you that end ends up
and like I told you that end ends up badly so yoga Heinen shoots via
badly so yoga Heinen shoots via
badly so yoga Heinen shoots via pneumonia into the river but nothing
pneumonia into the river but nothing
pneumonia into the river but nothing really happens end of story
really happens end of story
really happens end of story we have Ilmarinen who is the very
we have Ilmarinen who is the very
we have Ilmarinen who is the very talented but very unsocial backs
talented but very unsocial backs
talented but very unsocial backs blacksmith of Kalevala he creates this
blacksmith of Kalevala he creates this
blacksmith of Kalevala he creates this magical fortune making machine sample
magical fortune making machine sample
magical fortune making machine sample that brings fortune to his people but
that brings fortune to his people but
that brings fortune to his people but surprise he has women issues he ends up
surprise he has women issues he ends up
surprise he has women issues he ends up building himself a woman out of iron to
building himself a woman out of iron to
building himself a woman out of iron to quote Kalevala
quote Kalevala
quote Kalevala he was an unhappy man end of story
he was an unhappy man end of story
he was an unhappy man end of story the best thing that ever happens to
the best thing that ever happens to
the best thing that ever happens to these guys is this magical fortune
these guys is this magical fortune
these guys is this magical fortune making machine and they lose it to their
making machine and they lose it to their
making machine and they lose it to their enemies so they go to get it back they
enemies so they go to get it back they
enemies so they go to get it back they drink their enemies under the table and
drink their enemies under the table and
drink their enemies under the table and escape with the machine but the enemies
escape with the machine but the enemies
escape with the machine but the enemies wake up and they come after our heroes
wake up and they come after our heroes
wake up and they come after our heroes and there is a fight sample machine is
and there is a fight sample machine is
and there is a fight sample machine is broken and scattered all around the
broken and scattered all around the
broken and scattered all around the world in tiny tiny pieces end of story
world in tiny tiny pieces end of story
world in tiny tiny pieces end of story goals obstacles failure and this is
goals obstacles failure and this is
goals obstacles failure and this is exactly what happened to my TV project
it never got commissioned I worked hard
it never got commissioned I worked hard for it I did a lot of research but I
for it I did a lot of research but I
for it I did a lot of research but I simply couldn’t write it into a script
simply couldn’t write it into a script
simply couldn’t write it into a script it was a failure and only later I
it was a failure and only later I
it was a failure and only later I realized why the third act was missing
the Kalevala hero doesn’t have a proper
the Kalevala hero doesn’t have a proper ending instead of coming back with the
ending instead of coming back with the
ending instead of coming back with the elixir kaalavela hero ends up failing
now I’m going to take you over one more
now I’m going to take you over one more threshold to explain why this matters
threshold to explain why this matters
threshold to explain why this matters hero’s journey has connections to what
hero’s journey has connections to what
hero’s journey has connections to what Swiss psychologist Carl Jung wrote about
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung wrote about
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung wrote about the archetypes according to him an
the archetypes according to him an
the archetypes according to him an archetype or archetypes are repeating
archetype or archetypes are repeating
archetype or archetypes are repeating characters that exist in the dreams of
characters that exist in the dreams of
characters that exist in the dreams of all people and in the myths of all
all people and in the myths of all
all people and in the myths of all cultures it means that archetypes
cultures it means that archetypes
cultures it means that archetypes resonate in our minds our personalities
resonate in our minds our personalities
resonate in our minds our personalities divide themselves into these characters
divide themselves into these characters
divide themselves into these characters to play out the drama of our lives it
to play out the drama of our lives it
to play out the drama of our lives it means that story is built on hero’s
means that story is built on hero’s
means that story is built on hero’s journey our models of her psyche
journey our models of her psyche
journey our models of her psyche according to Yoon all these dream
according to Yoon all these dream
according to Yoon all these dream characters all these archetypes they
characters all these archetypes they
characters all these archetypes they come from a deeper source this thing
come from a deeper source this thing
come from a deeper source this thing called the collective unconsciousness of
called the collective unconsciousness of
called the collective unconsciousness of the human race these stories they deal
the human race these stories they deal
the human race these stories they deal with very profound questions like Who am
with very profound questions like Who am
with very profound questions like Who am I and where did I come from and most
I and where did I come from and most
I and where did I come from and most importantly what will tomorrow be like
importantly what will tomorrow be like
importantly what will tomorrow be like we
we
we relate to these stories they are
relate to these stories they are
relate to these stories they are psychologically valid we believe in them
psychologically valid we believe in them
psychologically valid we believe in them we relate to them and we unconsciously
we relate to them and we unconsciously
we relate to them and we unconsciously act upon them and that’s what I realized
act upon them and that’s what I realized
act upon them and that’s what I realized trying to do that TV series our story is
trying to do that TV series our story is
trying to do that TV series our story is flawed instead of coming back to ther
flawed instead of coming back to ther
flawed instead of coming back to ther next year the Kalevala hero and the
next year the Kalevala hero and the
next year the Kalevala hero and the modern-day hero very easily it just ends
modern-day hero very easily it just ends
modern-day hero very easily it just ends up whining and feeling sorry for himself
up whining and feeling sorry for himself
up whining and feeling sorry for himself just like the guys do in Colorado there
just like the guys do in Colorado there
just like the guys do in Colorado there is no resurrection the same way we keep
is no resurrection the same way we keep
is no resurrection the same way we keep having a failure discourse in the
having a failure discourse in the
having a failure discourse in the society we love our little failure story
society we love our little failure story
society we love our little failure story we love underdogs and we relate to
we love underdogs and we relate to
we love underdogs and we relate to losers
the Kalevala and it’s mythology exist in
the Kalevala and it’s mythology exist in our public discussion no matter if it’s
our public discussion no matter if it’s
our public discussion no matter if it’s about journalism no matter if it’s about
about journalism no matter if it’s about
about journalism no matter if it’s about politics no matter if it’s about
politics no matter if it’s about
politics no matter if it’s about equality or economy there is no
equality or economy there is no
equality or economy there is no resurrection and there is no coming back
resurrection and there is no coming back
resurrection and there is no coming back with the ellicsr I mean I sympathize
with the ellicsr I mean I sympathize
with the ellicsr I mean I sympathize Elias Lindh wrote here writing is is
Elias Lindh wrote here writing is is
Elias Lindh wrote here writing is is hard and you could argue that these
hard and you could argue that these
hard and you could argue that these stories in Kalevala they weren’t we’re
stories in Kalevala they weren’t we’re
stories in Kalevala they weren’t we’re not meant to be fulfilling and
not meant to be fulfilling and
not meant to be fulfilling and satisfying in that sense most of them
satisfying in that sense most of them
satisfying in that sense most of them were just moral lessons trying to
were just moral lessons trying to
were just moral lessons trying to prevent us from doing stupid things but
prevent us from doing stupid things but
prevent us from doing stupid things but the thing is that they might mean us
the thing is that they might mean us
the thing is that they might mean us more than just that from a script
more than just that from a script
more than just that from a script writers point of view stories are more
writers point of view stories are more
writers point of view stories are more than just stories we unconsciously act
than just stories we unconsciously act
than just stories we unconsciously act the way our level heroes act but what if
the way our level heroes act but what if
the way our level heroes act but what if what if we rewrote this narrative
imagine what would happen if we created
imagine what would happen if we created the third act what would happen if we
the third act what would happen if we
the third act what would happen if we decided that the thing that makes us
decided that the thing that makes us
decided that the thing that makes us unique and special would be the fact
unique and special would be the fact
unique and special would be the fact that we had the best narrative the one
that we had the best narrative the one
that we had the best narrative the one that lets us be successful and happy or
that lets us be successful and happy or
that lets us be successful and happy or what would happen if we just simply
what would happen if we just simply
what would happen if we just simply stopped whining success and Happiness
stopped whining success and Happiness
stopped whining success and Happiness they are not part of our uncollected and
they are not part of our uncollected and
they are not part of our uncollected and consciousness collective unconsciousness
consciousness collective unconsciousness
consciousness collective unconsciousness but I believe that is exactly the elixir
but I believe that is exactly the elixir
but I believe that is exactly the elixir we are missing the resolution and
we are missing the resolution and
we are missing the resolution and solution is there but it’s just
solution is there but it’s just
solution is there but it’s just scattered all around us and inside us
scattered all around us and inside us
scattered all around us and inside us just like some boys scattered in
just like some boys scattered in
just like some boys scattered in Kalevala
Kalevala
Kalevala this is not the end of the story this is
this is not the end of the story this is
this is not the end of the story this is not the end of the third act in script
not the end of the third act in script
not the end of the third act in script writing terms this is called the call to
writing terms this is called the call to
writing terms this is called the call to adventure thank you
adventure thank you
adventure thank you [Applause]
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