Kbar RE: V For Vendetta

Uncanny-having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. (dictionary.com) In response to kbar’s post on the uncannyness of V’s mask in the most underrated movie of all time V for Vendetta, I believe that he makes a very valid point about the protagonists mask. The writer creates a motivated character without out the need of a face, his cause is what he lives by and what he fights for. I believe that this is his true face and the mask he wears is counteracting against the normal for uncannyness. I think it is genious to make such a different character that our perception of uncanny is questioned after viewing.

The Rocking-Horse Winner

The Rocking-Horse Winner at first appears to be your typical story invovling a crisis (shortage of money) and characters. When examined further, you can find disturbing fairytale polar opposites i.e “..who started out with all the advantages, yet she had no luck.” when the story is first read, you simply glance over this and don’t wonder why, but when viewing through Freudian glasses, you dipict a more disturbing image. Why would this girl who is graced with beauty, have so luck, her love turns to dust, she doesn’t love her kids. This repetition of negatives suggests a further laying problem than the wealth issue. This family covers up for their lack of money, power, buy having expensive taste to make it seem like they arent in fact poor.

Two and a Half Men

The other day while watching Two and a Half Men I found it funny that they were discussing that one of the main characters, Charlie had an oral fixation. This was discussed as he never felt attached to his mother growing up, and resorted to more childish stages of development. I thought that this was extremely ironic that i saw this after a class where we discussed that.

Can you think of a popular character that represents one part of the personality?

Steve Carell character in The Office, displays one part of this personality because he is completely driven by emotion. He acts purely on what he feels and is infected by his working environment. He uses his authority as regional manager, he can harrass other employees without an consequences, and uses this to satisfy his superego, while the thoughts he says is really his unconscious thoughts in the id. In addition he changes his reactions based on the person he is talking to, trying to impress each one. This represents his ego and trying to satisfy his own values in which he must be the center of attention.