Day 18

Psychoanalysis: 

1. At their purest intention, why do directors make films?
2. Besides entertainment, why do we watch films?
3. Freud’s “uncanny” is defined as “that class of the frightening which leads back to what is known of old and long familiar.”--What does this mean?  Can you give an example?
4. Archetypes--Jung argues that there are 12 main archetypes that we understand unconsciously and they are used over and over in film.  Why do we like seeing the same characters over and over again?
1. Example: young, innocent, orphan goes on an adventure to defeat evil

1. Frodo, Harry Potter, Luke Skywalker

1. Wise, mystic guide with special powers dies on the journey, forcing the hero to make decisions on his own

1. Gandalf, Dumbledore, Obi-Wan Kanobie 

1. Due Friday: Discussion Leader Reading
2. Due Monday:
1. Homework: Read--https://people.ucsc.edu/~vktonay/migrated/psyc179d/Psychoanalyse.pdf 
2. Bring to class: an outline of the main ideas of the reading