There are many different archetypes that modern day movie derectors use in there films. A quest is a situational type of archetype where someone searches for a person or object to fix everything. Quest archetypes are used in many films such as Lord of the Rings where Frodo has to travel through middle earth so destory a ring so it doesn't get in the wrong hands. A classic example of a quest archetype is the "Holy Grail".

Journey is a character type of archetype where they send the hero in search of information or intellectual truth. These archetypes have been around for thousands of years and have been passed down from generation to generation. A modern day journey archetype would be Star Wars. Where they send Luke Skywalker on his journey to become a jedi and later face his father Darth Vadar. A classic example of a journey archetype would be the Odessy where Odysseus has his long journey back to his family.

Another archetype i see in modern day films are mentor archetypes. These films usually have mentors, teachers, or counselors guiding someone through a problem. The most recent movie i've seen with a mentor in it would be the new Karate Kid. Where Mr. Han teaches Dre kung fu to compete in a upcoming tournament to fight the kids that beat him up at school. In the movie when Dre is about to fight in the final round his leg is injured by another opponent who gets disqualified. The doctor says Dre shouldn't fight but Mr. Han heals him and Dre goes on to win the tournament.

The task is a situational type of archetype where someone tries to save someone or a race of people. I am Legend is perfect example of someone tryinng to save the human race from extinction. In the movie Robert Neville is working in his lab trying to dicover a cure for virus that mutated the human race. Later on in the movie Robert finds a cure but sacrifices his life to save the medcine in a safe where he left his friend Anna and Ethan who earlier on in the movie saved his life. A classic example of a task archetype would be the Lord of the Rings books where Frodo's task is to destroy a ring.