The Human Psyche Has Molded Modern Film Today Essay

Connections: -How Carl Jung’s study of the human psyche has molded modern film today? Carl Jung, throughout film in both our modern age today and film that dates back to the 1900’s we see glimpses and flashes of Jung’s study. However to the simple viewer, or should I say the average viewer these glimpses of Jung’s study are easily missed or mistaken for nothing more than a good idea or just another schizophrenic movie. Therefore for my connections piece I have chosen to have a closer look and analyse several films through the eyes of Carl Jung; specifically looking at his theory of the Jungian Archetypes and how these are each represented in film. The four films that I will be critically analysing are Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky 2010, Fight Club directed by David Fincher 1999, The Double directed by Richard Ayoade 2013 and The Machinist directed by Brad Anderson 2004. One thing that all these films have in common is their direct correlation with the Jungian Archetypes, where we see the shadow and persona struggle in a battle for transc endence; to achieve self enlightenment or self happiness. Carl Jung was born on July 26, 1875; it was not known then, but this young child was destined to become arguably the greatest psychologist to date, and his theories were going to change the world as they knew it. Carl Jung had come up with the idea of Jungian archetypes, this is where he theorised that we all are comprised of three different people within ourselves. TheseShow MoreRelatedThe Media and the Decline of Critical Thinking2599 Words   |  11 Pages The role of the media in our society has increased dramatically in the last one hundred years. We have gone from taking weeks to send a message a thousand miles away, to being able to send a message instantly anywhere around the globe. The effects this has had on information being exchanged over many different forms of media is staggering. The question that has come to be asked over the years, is what effect has this had on us. Media not only influences the way we see world events suchRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 Pagesabout Ennis Edmondss Rastafari: From Outcasts to Culture Bearers is that it correctly traces the connection between the emergence of Rastafarianism and the history of resistance and black consciousness that has been part of the Jamaican experience for years. The truth is that there has always been a committed Jamaican counter- culture that celebrates and sees redemption in Africa and rejects the European values that have oppressed a society. But prior to the advent of popular culture and especially