ID: Most primitive, irrational and emotional, selfish concerned with self-satisfaction. Pleasure and instant gratification. Key word: Want
Ego: Reality principle, tries to meet the basic needs of the ID, But also takes into account the real world. Key word: Balance
Superego: : Based on moral principles. Key Words: morals, compromise.
There are many film texts where these tropes are used, these include: Star Trek, Shrek, Beauty and the Beast and Avatar.
One film where these tropes are present is The Breakfast Club. Throughout the films these characters fall into Freud's tropes:
ID: Bender- Bender says exactly what he wants to who he wants without a care for the consequences of his actions. He is anti-authority and regularly clashes with the superego.
Superego: Andy- Andy tries to restore the order of the group after Bender constantly threatens it.
Ego: Brian- Brian tries to balance out the superego and the ID's disagreement by reasoning with them , which doesn't work.
In the scene below the ID, Bender, is mocking Claire because of her virginity. At this point we hear the superego's, Andy, voice from off camera telling him to "Leave her alone". A reaction shot of Bender is then used to show him scowling and looking at Claire up and down. A jump cut then shows us Andy walking into frame and staring at Bender and Claire whilst repeating "Leave her alone". As Andy continues to walk forward Brian, the superego, comes into frame looking nervous at what is happening. A mid reaction shot is then used showing Bender looking annoyed as he says "You gonna make me?". A jump cut to a wide shot of Brian and Andy is then used to show us their reactions to this, Brian is slouched and still looks nervous and unsure whilst Andy is standing tall with his head high with a blank expression, showing he isn't scared of Bender, he then replies to Bender "Yeah". A close up then shows the audience Bender looking confused at the fact that Andy doesn't back down from the stand off. A wide shot then shows the audience Bender and Andy standing face to face however Brian is sat between the two looking nervous and unable to help as the two go head to head. Andy physically gets Bender onto the floor and tries to hold him down . However the Andy soon lets go after Bender appears to give up the fight. A long shot is then used to show the audience that Bender has a flick knife. A jump cut is then used and we see a mid shot of Andy's face looking unsure of how he can stop Bender. Bender then stabs the knife into a chair to show his primitive nature and his lack of respect for his surroundings. The lighting throughout this scene and the rest of the film is artificial as they are inside the library and are stuck inside the school all day.
In the scene below the ID, Bender, is mocking Claire because of her virginity. At this point we hear the superego's, Andy, voice from off camera telling him to "Leave her alone". A reaction shot of Bender is then used to show him scowling and looking at Claire up and down. A jump cut then shows us Andy walking into frame and staring at Bender and Claire whilst repeating "Leave her alone". As Andy continues to walk forward Brian, the superego, comes into frame looking nervous at what is happening. A mid reaction shot is then used showing Bender looking annoyed as he says "You gonna make me?". A jump cut to a wide shot of Brian and Andy is then used to show us their reactions to this, Brian is slouched and still looks nervous and unsure whilst Andy is standing tall with his head high with a blank expression, showing he isn't scared of Bender, he then replies to Bender "Yeah". A close up then shows the audience Bender looking confused at the fact that Andy doesn't back down from the stand off. A wide shot then shows the audience Bender and Andy standing face to face however Brian is sat between the two looking nervous and unable to help as the two go head to head. Andy physically gets Bender onto the floor and tries to hold him down . However the Andy soon lets go after Bender appears to give up the fight. A long shot is then used to show the audience that Bender has a flick knife. A jump cut is then used and we see a mid shot of Andy's face looking unsure of how he can stop Bender. Bender then stabs the knife into a chair to show his primitive nature and his lack of respect for his surroundings. The lighting throughout this scene and the rest of the film is artificial as they are inside the library and are stuck inside the school all day.
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