A Psychanalytic Interpretation

Research Paper A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of Being John Malkovich By: William Crowell The idea of wanting to be someone else, the development of a child's character, and the repression of certain traumatic childhood experiences are all at the heart of Freud's psychoanalytic approach. Through my interpretation of Being John Malkovich I will discuss how these ideas have been represented in the movie. Being John Malkovich, by Spike Jonze, is the tale of a young struggling …

…class. -----Just my own personal insight It dawned on me while viewing this film that there is a strong likeliness between Malkovich and people with multiple personalities. It is a far fetched idea but imagine that if all the people the we think are crazy for having multiple personalities could have their own portals, with many different people jumping into their head. It's not very likely, if not at all, but it made me think.