Can anyone give me the major themes to Alfred Hitchcocks movies, preferably relating to psychoanalysis?
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HITCH WAS NOTORIUS FOR HIS THEMES AND PARANOID IN PEOPLES DREAMS OF FALLING VS BIRDS PECKING YA SPIDERS WHAT EVER NITEMARES ARE IN PEOPLE HE WOULD GO FOR THAT
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In-Depth Analysis of A Long Fatal Love Chase\nhttp://www.mimersbrunn.se/arbeten/5510.asp\nliterary criticism\nhttp://www.amazon.ca/Long-Fatal-Love-Chase/dp/0786206233/sr=1-3/qid=1164414472/ref=sr_1_3/702-0296501-8412079?ie=UTF8&s=books
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I don't know if this has exactly what you are looking for but try this: http://www.themoviespoiler.com/Spoilers/highcrimes.html
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Lets give Wikopedia the star here:\nPsychological/Existential: The play seems to be also a verbal play on the concept of seeing, that sometimes the last thing a person "sees" is his own character. Freud of course, took literally Jocasta's comment that all boys dream of getting into bed with their mothers. Taking Oedipus' obliviousness to his crimes as a metaphor for his repression of this boyish desire, Freud built his theory of the subconscious mind.\n\nOh, yea this guy is left for dead, found by a shepard, comes back and marries his mother, kills untold numbers of people...and we wonder why people today are a bit strange...ha ha ha.
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Psychodynamic Theories\nMany psychologists have proposed theories that try to explain the origins of personality. One highly influential set of theories stems from the work of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, who first proposed the theory of psychoanalysis. Collectively, these theories are known as psychodynamic theories. Although many different psychodynamic theories exist, they all emphasize unconscious motives and desires, as well as the importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality.\nSigmund Freud’s Theory of Psychoanalysis\nIn the late 1800s and early 1900s, Freud developed a technique that he called psychoanalysis and used it to treat mental disorders. He formed his theory of psychoanalysis by observing his patients. According to psychoanalytic theory, personalities arise because of attempts to resolve conflicts between unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses and societal demands to restrain these impulses.\nThe Conscious, the Preconscious, and the Unconscious\nFreud believed that most mental processes are unconscious. He proposed that people have three levels of awareness:\n\n    * The conscious contains all the information that a person is paying attention to at any given time.\n\nExample:\n\nThe words Dan is reading, the objects in his field of vision, the sounds he can hear, and any thirst, hunger, or pain he is experiencing at the moment are all in his conscious.\n\n    * The preconscious contains all the information outside of a person’s attention but readily available if needed.\n\nExample:\n\nLinda’s telephone number, the make of her car, and many of her past experiences are in her preconscious.\n\n    * The unconscious contains thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories of which people have no awareness but that influence every aspect of their day-to-day lives.\n\nExample:\n\nStan’s unconscious might contain angry feelings toward his mother or a traumatic incident he experienced at age four.\nFreud believed that information in the unconscious emerges in slips of the tongue, jokes, dreams, illness symptoms, and the associations people make between ideas.\nThe Freudian Slip\n\nCathy calls up her mother on Mother’s Day and says, “You’re the beast, Mom,” when she consciously intended to say, “You’re the best, Mom.” According to psychoanalytic theory, this slip of the tongue, known as a Freudian slip, reveals her unconscious anger toward her mother.\nThe Id, the Ego, and the Superego\nFreud proposed that personalities have three components: the id, the ego, and the superego.\n\n    * Id: a reservoir of instinctual energy that contains biological urges such as impulses toward survival, sex, and aggression. The id is unconscious and operates according to the pleasure principle, the drive to achieve pleasure and avoid pain. The id is characterized by primary process thinking, which is illogical, irrational, and motivated by a desire for the immediate gratification of impulses.\n    * Ego: the component that manages the conflict between the id and the constraints of the real world. Some parts of the ego are unconscious, while others are preconscious or conscious. The ego operates according to the reality principle, the awareness that gratification of impulses has to be delayed in order to accommodate the demands of the real world. The ego is characterized by secondary process thinking, which is logical and rational. The ego’s role is to prevent the id from gratifying its impulses in socially inappropriate ways.\n    * Superego: the moral component of personality. It contains all the moral standards learned from parents and society. The superego forces the ego to conform not only to reality but also to its ideals of morality. Hence, the superego causes people to feel guilty when they go against society’s rules. Like the ego, the superego operates at all three levels of awareness.\n\nConflict\nFreud believed that the id, the ego, and the superego are in constant conflict. He focu
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you're very best bet is the FAQ Salon worked out: http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2001/10/23/mulholland_drive_analysis/index.html\n\neverything is explained there. (and btw, click through any ads to get a Salon day pass if you need to)
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Goodfellas\nThe Shining\nPulp Fiction\nThe Usual Suspects\nDr. Strangelove\nOld Boy\nA Clockwork Orange\nOne Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest\nTrainspotting\nBlade Runner
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I'm a psychologist and I can tell you that a majority of Freud's work revolved around sex and gender. Particularly relating to the first 6 years of live.Most of his views were very misogynistic and have been disputed hotly by female psychoanalyst however, many of his believes seem to hold water.I recommend you study him up on the net, there are many good resources.
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There are so many that I have seen, Schindler's List, I am Sam, Hotel Rwanda. These are Wonderful, but VERY emotional stories. I haven't seen Passion of Christ yet, but that would probably be number one on my list.
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The film's wealthy and charming main character is in a car crash with his psychotic admirer and his face is horribly disfigured.  Consequently, he suffers from some real self-esteem issues, and his newly found romance with the girl of his dreams fades out almost before it began.  However, he takes advantage of new technology which allows his brain and consciousness to continue "living" in a dream-like state while his body is cryogenically frozen.  This advanced program allows the participant forget his/her "death", thus providing a self-guided illusion of reality making the person believe that he is still alive.  After the point where the dream begins (the moment of the splice is indicated in the movie) everything is basically a very realistic dream.  Like in all dreams, what happens is controlled (at least subconsciously) by the person experiencing the dream.  The strange things that happen in the second half of the movie (the two female characters switching back and forth, his face switching back and forth between being disfigured and not, the strange circumstances surrounding his crime) are products of his own mental torment.  Finally, the people who run the dream program make contact with the main character within his dream and inform him of what has been going on.  He realizes the truth and is thus able to come to terms with what has happened.  At the very end, he chooses to end the dream and come back to life.
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hi there! i once wrote an essay on genre and narrative theory when i did an access course in media studies a few years ago. hope this helps you:\n\nfirst of all, have you watched and analysed the ad? if so make a note of the following: firstly, write what happens in the ad and describe in as much detail as you can what types of characters are there, what they are doing, what is happening in the ad; secondly, incorporate and apply the theories of propp, todorov, levi strauss to the ad that you've chosen, link each theory or idea of theirs to the argument or point you want to make; to help start you off on this, i'd reccomend you draw a mind map or do a brainstorm, draw a line linking each idea to each thought you have, whatever comes in your mind note this down on a piece of paper; thirdly, when you have linked the theory with the argument the next step is to elaborate and stress on the importance and/or relevance/irrelevance of the two and why you decided to make this point.  \n\nlet me give you an example: 'i have decided to use todorov as a basis for my advert, taking into consideration the five stages of his theory which i will utilise and apply equilibrium, disruption, etc'. you then apply the equilibrium and other theories to your ad. \n\nas for levi strauss and binary oppostions, state the oppositional links between two themes or words that are associated with each other in the advert. another example i'd use is an advert for   the renault tv ad featuring jeremy sheffield of holby city: male/female, french/english, masculinity/femininity. you get my dirft. \n\nregarding the conclusion, summarise the main points of the essay, what YOU consider to be of importance and significance in the study of narrative. any views you may have on narrative analysis but make this as brief as you can, as well as suggest further reading on the subject. \n\nhope the course is going well for you so far; i wish you the best of luck with your studies.
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Thinking about something else could help. I will admit, the inanimate features of "the king" are disturbing on a pathological level. May I reccomend some humor to keep your mind on other stuff?
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1. Beaches\n2. My Life\n3. My Girl\n4. City of Angels\n5. What dream may come\n6. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\n7. Mask\n8. Milo and Otis\n9. Turner and Hooch\n10. Imitation Of Life \n11. Dying young \n12. Simon Birch \n13. A Walk to Remember \n14. Here on Earth \n15. Step Mom\n16. Il postino \n17. Pay it forward \nand many more that i cannot think of but not to forget Titanic, Pearl Harbor, Life is Beautiful, and Schindler's List
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie \n\nA classic film from Luis Bunuel!!
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Psychological Thrillers are the best type. Anything horror or twisted is good though. As for music, it is always a bonus to have kickass songs on it.
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According to Freudian theory, the mind consists of three parts, the Id, the Ego, and the Superego, and the wishes and desires of the Id are made real in our dreams, at least to the extent that our Superego denies us when awake. Asleep, the Superego (represented by the woman in blue hair at the end of the movie) transforms these dreams from that which is denied to that which is permissible. Furthermore, bits and pieces of information from the waking life are taken, in a disorganized manner, to construct such a dream reality.\n\nUnder the Freudian interpretation, the first part of the film is a dream of the real Diane Selwyn, who in her dream has cast herself as the innocent and hopeful 'Betty Elms' and reconstructed her life, history, and persona into something like a Hollywood movie. This includes her ultimate "seduction" by the dark allure and hollow promises of stardom by Hollywood — a metaphoric seduction that is turned into a physical one in her dream. The second half of the film is then the bleak reality of Diane's actual life, a life where so many wishes and desires, both personal and professional, have fallen tragically short.\n\nThe pre-credit sequence is, in this scenario, Diane Selwyn lying in bed before committing suicide. The opening credits are the dream-like setup of Diane's alter ego Betty winning a dance competition (possibly Diane's own means for reaching Hollywood) but leading a more idyllic career than Diane. Betty and Rita encounter the deceased Diane late in the film, leading to the Club Silencio dream-like sequence to return the film to the real life of Diane, involving the blue keys. The core movie, beginning with the opening credits (the dance competition) and ending with The Cowboy saying "Wake up", is the dream that the real Diane sees just before dying of a self-inflicted gunwound, as reinforced by the man explaining his dream to his friend and dying after going to the back of the diner to see if "this" is all a dream.\n\nIt is also possible, however, that the entirety of the film is a non-linear account of the platonic tale of the `small town girl` coming to Hollywood and being corrupted by it, told through the form of several intertwining narratives involving multiple incarnations of the same personae. According to this interpretation, all of the film is equally `real` because it all ultimately tells one story, with the different narratives combining into a coherent whole. Added into the mix are several `unreal` or symbolic characters, who symbolize themes such as remote, behind-the-scenes power and perhaps even the Devil, as well as a healthy dose of aestheticization of the Los Angeles area and the southwestern U.S. in general. This interpretation would make Mulholland Drive very similar to another Lynch movie, Lost Highway.\n\nThe film contains structural and conceptual similarities to other films, including Jean-Luc Godard's Le Mépris (Contempt), in which the word Silencio is also uttered by the director at the film's end, Sunset Boulevard, Persona, Vertigo, and The Wizard of Oz, as well as the life and death of actor Bob Crane.
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Here are a few films I suggest. These were all films I enjoyed watching and found stimulating when I was a teenager(which I am guessing your class are as well)\n\nLA HAINE (hate)1996...\nI loved watching this film....And one of the most memorable I have ever seen.. Really you must watch  it if you haven't already. This film is especially relevant to the current situation in France. It gives a real inside view to life in the suburbs. I think this is a topic  that a young audience will be able to connect with, and great for discussions.\nHere is a brief outline about the film....\nIt is a dark urban thriller which has been called France's answer to Do the Right Thing. It explores themes of racism, violence and disaffected youth in modern suburban Paris. A riot has broken out in a suburban ghetto, and been quelled by the police. The film depicts 24 hours in the lives of three teenage friends in that suburb.\n\n\nOr what about...... \n (LA VIE RÊVÉE DES ANGES)  THE DREAM LIFE OF ANGELS(1998)\nWhich I think will really captivate a teenage class because it is about being young and feeling isolated from society......\n In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to warmer climes. Marie usually is either angry or detached. Then, while Isa begins to visit the child in whose flat they live, going to hospital to read to her, Marie slowly falls for a rich youth. At first Marie keeps him at bay, then she not only pursues him, she begins to dream he is her life's love. When Isa tries to warn Marie, their friendship flounders. How will Marie handle the inevitable? And once they lose the flat, where will they go? \n\n\nor...\n\nUN HEROS TRES DISRET (A SELF MADE HERO) (1996)\nWhich is a lighter film that deals with important questions of identity and truth, and is set post war.\nFew liars have the ability to deceive their way through life. Even fewer can maintain the charade with dignity. Their fabrications may seem convincing at first, but eventually the lies catch up and there's a lot of red-faced explaining to do. Albert (Kassovitz) not only has a talent for deception, but he also becomes another person — exactly the person he longs to be. Sheltered by his mother during the Nazi occupation of France, Albert never got to join the Resistance. When he finally does break free of his mother's hold, he runs away to seek out adventure. He meets a gay resistance hero, the Captain (Dupontel), who painstakingly educates Albert about the minutiae of the war. Albert does his homework, too, memorizing names, numbers, stories, biographies, and places himself among the right people. His savvy lands him a high-ranking position in France's peacetime military. The film skillfully urges us to admire Albert's cunning and loathe his chicanery.\n\n\nIf it doesn't have to be from France...I suggest this Belgium film...\nROSETTA(1999)\nWhich shows the struggle of a young girl from a poor family trying to survive and keep a job. It really deals well with the hardships young peopple can face.\n It is about a girl of 17 trying desperately to escape her depressing life. In this effort she tries to find and keep a job that will allow her to move out of the caravan and away from her alcoholic mother. In Belgium the film inspired a new law prohibiting employers from paying teen workers less than the minimum wage,\n\n\nHere are a couple of older films I would also reccomend....\n\n400 BLOWS(1959)\nA new wave film that grimly shows how a young boy can descend into a life of crime.\nFrancois Truffaut's first feature was this 1959 portrait of Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a boy who turns to petty crime in the face of neglect at home and hard times at a reform school. Somewhat autobiographical for its director, the film helped usher in