Freudism

Freudism is the theory of having voices talking to you constantly, and to be more specific these are the id, ego, and superego. The ego is the person, they are in control and have to decide between the id and superego, the ego has desires and is always debating what to do, for example if they want a chocolate bar they sit and ponder if they get the bar or not. This is where the id and superego come in, as the id represents your darkest desires, it takes what it wants without fear of consequences or reaction. The Superego on the other hand is almost the complete opposite, as it strives to be perfect, conforming to social standards and never wants more than it has.

This theory can be applied to a number of films, and one successful film implements this theory extremely well and that is 'Fight Club'. In the movie we obviously follow the main character 'The Narrator' who fits the archetype of the ego well, imbalanced between both sides, has desires but doesn't act upon them. From the scene where the narrator sits on the toilet with an IKEA magazine we can see how much he fits the ego archetype, as it's clear that he follows common social standards, buying into brands and consumerism. The mise-en-scene of this scene also clearly shows how mundane his life is since he doesn't act upon his desires, for example as he reads the catalogue he just continually pulls a blank and emotionless expression showing he finds no joy from conforming to social standards.