Psychoanalysis and Film Theory

So I just came up with the idea to write about this when I was in class because it was what we were talking about. People don't realize how in depth the film discussion is, it teaches us to analyze things on a deeper level. Humans repress desire, pain in order to function. The unconscious is our repository of repressed desire and painful memories. These quotes alone explain a lot of things about myself and other people. There are so many times when I feel off or feel an emotional pain and I honestly don't know why. The only way I feel better is if I can pinpoint what exactly is wrong. Many times I can do that, and many times I can't. Just refreshing my mind of psychoanalytic theory makes me feel better because it explains some things. Our film habits say something about our repressed desires. This is a bold statement, but it is so true. Why is it that we are called to wanna watch a particular film? Why do we like a particular genre? It obviously says something. I should be paying attention to what I'm watching now since I average between one and three movies a day. And yes that's a lot, but the escapism that is films is amazing. I love getting lost in a good story. Film is the easy version of a book, but in film, the camera can show the viewer so much more. It is a great example of voyeurism and scopophilia . Which is looking at something that your not supposed to be or an obsession to seeing things to provoke excitement. That can describe a film. This whole subject is very interesting me because I love thinking deep and I get inspiration from these types of things to write poems, screenplays, or just a short story. Writing is therapy, I highly recommend it to everyone. Make a blog, don't need to make it public for the world to see, but it can be a diary for the modern day/age. So besides talking about this is in class, we watched the film, Fargo. I will have to admit that it was my first time viewing it and the first thought that pops in my mind is that the accents were TERRIBLE, they were way over exaggerated. You would think Joel and Ethan Coen, who are from MN, would allow such a terrible accent. Second thought I would like to say is that even though the beginning says that it was a true story, that is a blatant lie. That is a ridiculous thing to do in a film to straight out do that. Other than that, the story was pretty messed up, I don't really know how I feel about it. The accent was too distracting for me to critique the rest of the acting. Frances McDormand won best actress for this film, which is great, but I did not see it. The accent kind of ruined the whole film. That is my mini review. And now that is all I have for now. So long to all, may your dreams come true.