Self-Realization-- Sometimes it's there, And Sometimes it's Not

Stories are mischievous things especially when it comes to what is most important, and how it comes out. For instance, as was mentioned in the previous article, the main character at the moment of enlightenment in a storyline has a great impact. That is because this is the moment of truth. Although this has that much impact, it is not always shown in the movies with that much impact. This impact is a pause or a moment where all action can cease for the moment because of a moment of clarity. For all intense purposes in the movies this lasts about 3 to 5 seconds. The audience isn't always interested in the moment of clarity they want to see what happens next. In Bedazzled, we saw that because Elliot said "Stop." In the movies, depending on the story they will push right through the moment of clarity to the next step --- solving the problem. How does the character do this, sometimes it is just taking the next step.
In Indiana Jones movies, most of Indiana's decisions were all made on instinct and taking the next step, whether they were under the arm of the enemy or they were last minute choices. In The Mummy, written and directed by Stephen Sommers, Evelyn tells Rick O'Connell what she believes will stop Imhotep being that there are three main characters about three-quarters through the movie, then it is up to Rick and Jonathan to find the book based on the information given to them by Evelyn. Of course, since it is Evelyn who releases Imhotep and understands why body is treated the way it was. Evelyn is the one enlightened, because she learns that reading from a book can bring about destruction. Rick O'Connell is enlightened by the group that warned them about Imhotep that he wants to use Evelyn to bring back Anck Su Namun. There is no pause in this movie for self-realization and enlightenment as there was in Bedazzled, the movie just keeps moving.
Evelyn's character is the knowledge giver and Rick O'Connell is the drive, which is all based on instinct. Because Rick is going on instinct the story jumps from scene to scene, with the characters thoughts on one thing, finding the book. Do they have any idea how anything is going to work out, no. They have two goals, to find the book and to save Evelyn, and they have no idea of how it will work.

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