Psychoanalysis: The
film revolves around Gregory Parker, Ingrid Bergman, and Mikhail Chekov. From the perspective of psychoanalysis, these three correspond exactly to Freud’s Personality structure theory. Parker represents the id, Bergman represents the ego, and Chekov represents the superego. Simply put, the id represents the desire for happiness and satisfaction, the self represents the combination of reality and reason, and the superego represents the coexistence of morality and ideals. In Freud’s point of view, “the fundamental of human nature is the venting and counter-venting of mental energy converted from biological energy. Instinct determines the innate state of the direction of all mental activities.”
The role JB played by Parker is very The serious crime plot was due to the fact that he accidentally injured his brother when he was a child, and caused his brother's death. This incident caused him to suffer a very serious psychological trauma. It is precisely because of this that a series of inexplicable mysteries was born. . In the film, Hitchcock uses Freud's theory as the internal driving force of the film, and through a series of mental activities and the description of dreams in JB, the audience understands the relationship between dreams and reality. The essence of dreams is the indirect satisfaction of desires, through which the desires in the subconscious can be completely released. In the film, JB's dream is the key to unlocking the deep cipher of another person's personality. Through a series of dream analysis and reflection of reality, the truth is finally revealed.
The most exciting part of the film is that the doctor played by Bergman and the doctor played by Chekov jointly analyzed Parker’s dreams. Through the expression of intentions, condensation, transplantation, and reification, the characters in the dreams, Place, time, and behavior are in reality. Because JB represents the id in the personality structure, what he represents is a kind of subconscious pursuit of advantages and avoiding disadvantages. The past was deliberately ignored, but it must not be forgotten. What JB chooses is to deliberately ignore. When he enters the same situation again when he is an adult, his childhood memories will appear in another way, even distorting the truth that once existed. It's because of JB's own subconscious.
The two points of seeking happiness and satisfying desires are very obvious in the film. In order to free himself from childhood memories, he chose to forget. In order to get rid of the guilt, he pretended to be Doctor Edward, so the body was balanced together. Meeting Dr. Peterson, played by Bergman, he found love, also got happiness, and fulfilled his desires. And Dr. Peterson represents the self in the film (a combination of reality and reason), and her role in the film is more active, whether it is a doctor-patient relationship or a lover relationship. Freud believed that the self is the unbalanced function between the coordination of instinctive requirements and the requirements of real society. In the film, Dr. Peterson constantly changes his identity according to the changes in JB and the changes in his environment, suppresses instinctive activities, and faces JB as rationally as possible. Dr. Alex, played by Chekov, represents the superego. He stayed out of the matter and maintained a rational and calm attitude, which happened to match the characteristics of the superego in the personality structure.
The mystery of the dream is fully revealed in the film. The film uses flashbacks to slowly solve the mystery under the analysis of psychologists, which not only increases the suspenseful atmosphere of the film, but also makes the story more complete.
The charm of images:
As a work of art, "Doctor Edward" has multiple attributes such as cognitive significance, aesthetic significance, and educational significance. It not only has universal value, but also has extremely high research value. It is an eternal classic in the history of Hollywood movies. . The success of a film must be the double success of form and content. If "psychoanalysis" constitutes the content of this film, then the form of the film is another charm.
Whether it is innovating narrative models or exploring new film languages, Hitchcock is always constantly trying to innovate. In his films, he shows the tense emotions and dangerous relationships of the characters by creating suspense, so that the audience can devote themselves to the atmosphere he created without hesitation. In his films, the audience can often see some subjective shots that break the norm. He is good at using subjective shots to create a frightening atmosphere. In "Rear Window", Hitchcock uses subjective lens to realize when Jeffrey is peeping, so that the tense atmosphere is diffused from the screen to the bottom of the screen, making the audience as nervous as the characters in the movie. In "Mentally Ill", when Marilyn's sister ventured into Norman's home, Hitchcock also used subjective shots to show Kim Jong and uneasy. These bold subjective shots constitute Hitchcock's unique "suspense aesthetics", making the movie extremely enjoyable when it is full of excitement and tension.
In Hitchcock's films, audiences can often see a lot of metaphorical images. For example, Norman's cabin in "The Mentally Ill" is filled with bird specimens, and Norman is sitting under the huge specimens. It is a metaphor that not only shows Norman's despair and loneliness, but also shows his cruelty and coldness. Hitchcock uses these metaphorical images to make the expression of the story smoother, and the narrative language is more beautiful. While telling the story to the audience, he also does not forget to bring the audience the enjoyment of art.
Today, Hitchcock's films have become a classic that cannot be ignored in film history. He is not only a director, but also a symbol of an era. He created a unique type of film art in his own way, making suspense movies also artistic. He used a large number of subjective shots to break the conventional narrative mode and put Freud's theory in the film, showing his wisdom and erudition. As he himself said, "I must create suspense, otherwise the audience will be disappointed."
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