Film Analysis Of Sigmund Freud And Eros And Thanatos

Thanatos, the ‘death instinct,' is a destructive force directing us inevitably toward death, the ultimate release from tension of living. It motivates all kinds of aggression including war and suicide. Most often, Freud emphasized erotic, sexual, energy and conflict over its expression." (41)

The mystery of death and the afterlife is often questioned by humanity. Consequently, fear and hope are two emotions repeatedly evoked during this investigation. Humans share a common curiosity for the meaning of life and what follows our inevitable mortality. Humans are left wondering what one is awarded after living a lifetime of experiences. Similarly, in Shakespeare’s King Lear, characters undergo various trials of suffering enabling them to comprehend humane truths. David Kastan, a critic of Shakespeare, argues, “Tragedy, as Shakespeare comes to understand it, offers nothing to reassure us about the world of mortal accidents.” Kastan is accurate in his statement that humans cannot feel hope when dealing with death. Sorrows are not extinguishable

When death presents itself, we do not know how react but with despair and for a brief

Death: How the perspective of people changes when they are on the edge of life.

LP2 Assignment: Secrets of the Mind Student: Kathryn Crandall National American University Date: December 12, 2015   Upon viewing the documentary “Secrets of the Mind” presented by NOVA, seemed more like mysteries of the brain. In this documentary, Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, who is a neuroscientist that is often known as the “Sherlock Holmes of neuroscience”, due to that he literally is a brain detective. He is also the director of the Center for the Brain and Cognition and Professor with the Psychology Department and Neuroscience Program at the University of California, as well as, Adjunct Professor of Biology at the Salk Institute in San Diego, Ca.

Freud's Uncanny had many concepts and ideas extracted from it. The idea of repression and dark secrets was one of the most prominent ones. Linked with these ideas were various elements like coincidences, supernatural powers and spooky settings that set the stage for a mysterious tale. Many authors have made use of these elements of literature to make the readers stay on the edge of their seat. Two books that will be discussed in detail are The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and The Signalman by Charles Dickens.

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, is always an interesting topic. His view points and interpretations of human behavior have always made me take a deeper look at myself. New ways of seeing things, or figuring out weird things that you do are really common behavior have always fascinated. Talking about Freud, there is never a dull or boring moment, there is always some way you can look at yourself and see something you didn't see before.

Which part of your personality is most prominent? Freud suggests that everyone has a large unconscious, and that there are three parts to each person’s personality. The id controls what one finds pleasurable, the ego rationalizes one’s thoughts, and the superego decides what is morally right. In the movie Regarding Henry, Henry Turner’s life is dramatically changed when he is shot while attempting to buy some much desired cigarettes. He awakes in a hospital to find his memory gone, along with control over most of his body.

In his literary piece, “Thanatopsis”, William Cullen Bryant introduces his logic on why we should see the favorable circumstances within nature. He speculates his reasoning that there is an innate capacity to brighten up all of the sinister thoughts that frequently occur in our brain and consciousness. He elaborates that we shouldn’t take the time to endure the way of perturbing ourselves in relation to death, because death is unavoidable and imminent. Alternatively, we ought to take that time to be grateful and acknowledge the expression of nature. In his assessment of this particular matter, the language of nature gives assistance for us to become aware of his evidence that we won't perish by ourselves. The voice of nature emphasizes to

Death involves biological,psychological,spiritual,societal,and cultural components.All through history, humans have pondered the meaning of mortality and developed defense mechanisms against the terror of death both at the individual and cultural levels. “In sum, all human activities are framed by death anxiety and colored by our collective and individual efforts to resolve this inescapable and intractable existential given (Tomer, Wong,2011).” Furthermore, Tomer and Wong discuss, to achieve a complete psychology of death one must use terror management theory and growth oriented models such as self-determination theory. These two theories, help to emphasize the meaning-seeking/ making as basic human motivation. Therefore, it is important to discuss the importance of terror management theory and how it affects depth

The movie, The Mission (1986), depicts events in South America, likely in what is now the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In the movie, a slave trader named Rodrigo Mendoza, played by Robert De Niro, makes his living by capturing slaves and bringing them to the Spanish Governor’s plantation. There, he catches his fiancée sleeping with his younger half-brother, which causes him, in a rage, to kill his younger brother. Due to this, he eventually joins a Jesuit mission. After coming into contact with a group of natives, and being accepted by them, he formally takes the vows to become a Jesuit priest. When the land their mission is on switches hands from the Spanish to the Portuguese, however, the safety of their mission is put into question, due

Thanatos is regarded as part of a bigger process. “It generates new cells and maintains organ function, though not forever” (Kastenbaum, 2012, p. 36). Sigmund says we engage in risky and self-destructive behaviors that could ultimately lead to our death. Thanatos is also coined as being a death drive. Sigmund’s perspective of Thanatos exists in all of us. Such as our self-destructive behaviors, thoughts, and actions. Thanatos can also be an easy way out if something did not work out for us. This includes the bad choices or decisions we make to hurt others. We blame the reason for why we did it and do not take responsibility for making that choice. References: Kastenbaum, K. (2012). Death, Society, and Human Experience. Eleventh (ed).

Marianne Faithfull stars, yet receives second billing, in Jack Cardiff’s X-rated flick “Girl on a Motorcycle.” It is a cult classic of British soft core and a mecca of shock value. The sensuality of the road, the amalgamation of (wo)man and machine is enhanced with a provocative take on young female sexual desire both purely physical and emotional.

The mind is a person’s best assets, however, the mind can be a person’s biggest enemy. One key function the mind carries out is rationalization. The mind can trick a person into thinking one way through rationalization. For instance, people go out for a drink or two and their mind can trick them into thinking they are not as drunk as they are giving a person a false sense of assurance that they can drive because the mind’s rationalization. Through rationalization the mind becomes the person’s worst enemy and convinces them to not only put themselves in danger but also risk the lives of others.

The results of the repression on the most basic biological function begs the question: is it worth the while? Is it worth pursuing risky passions, to attempt skirt the likely consequence? Edith Wharton thinks not, that death is not “better than parting”; that the cognitive dissonance and irrational thinking is not worth the risk. Despite this, the fallacious nature, the dissonant irrationality of the statement, the belief is still so common today that the plight is donned a cliché in modern