Throughout the course of this study, I applied Sigmund Freud's theory of psychoanalysis to three different films, Fight club (1999), Black Swan (2010) and Birdman (2014). I had to research the theory itself and how to apply it to films, I did this by looking through books and various internet sources. One of my strengths throughout this study was having the ability to apply theory and analyse individual scenes. I was frequently able to watch a scene and then look at mise en scene and characters along with the narrative and detect how the id, ego and superego are represented.
One of my weaknesses however I felt was my research. I did not take the time to carefully research the topic before I began my essay, instead I tried to conduct research alongside writing the essay. Because of this I struggled to continuously keep on writing my essay as I kept having to leave it to continue my research, this may have effected the consistency of my essay. It also meant that I did not always have enough sources to back up points I was making.
One thing that I do need to improve on is the way I talk about how technical codes are used to help show freud's theory within the films. For example talk about how camera angles and lighting are used to show the id, ego and superego and anchor the narrative of the text itself.
Overall I feel that I have written quite good essay which explains various points and theory well. My biggest strength whilst writing this essay was my ability to analyse the films, however I recognise that my weaknesses were my research and ability to talk about how technical codes represent the theory i the film. By correcting my weaknesses it shall help me to improve whilst writing future essays.
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