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Essay / Freudian concepts seen throughout Inception
The unconscious plays an important role in shaping human behavior, but many overlook the idea behind it. This is the idea that perhaps these unconscious behaviors can be used to change the future or past mistakes or anything in between. Everyone dreams at some point in their life and what many people don't realize is that dreams usually develop from past experiences or real events and thoughts. This means that if someone saw a man wearing a cowboy hat with a feather, in one of their dreams, they probably saw this person at some point in their life and may not even have noticed it. not realized. It is impossible to create a new face in a dream. In Inception (2009), Christopher Nolan portrays Dom Cobb as a special agent whose life reflects a Freudian psychological reality in which his repressed guilt leads to self-destructive behavior. Dom Cobb assembles a team of various trained agents and they work together to go deeper into Cobb's subconscious. They are found through Cobb's friends and put through semi-trials before officially joining the team. This team is made up of Cobb, Arthur, Ariadne, Saito, Eames, Yusuf and Mal. Arthur is Cobb's right-hand man. Ariane is the architect of the entire operation. Saito is a respectable Japanese who hired the team. Eames is the imitator of the dream world described by Amy Biancolli. Yusuf is the chemist who creates the sedative, which allows the team to remain unconscious for a long period of time, and he is also the one who drives the van. Finally, the biggest influence of all the characters is Mal. Mal is not an actual living being, but she is just a memory in Cobb's mind that he can't get rid of. They lived together, constantly dreaming...... middle of paper...... Works CitedBiancolli, Amy. "Creation." Houston Chronicle. Np, and Web. November 26, 2013. “Dream Moods: Dream Theories: Sigmund Freud.” Dream moods: dream theories: Sigmund Freud. Np, and Web. November 24, 2013. .McLeod, Saul. “Id, Ego and Superego.” Id Ego Superego. Np, and Web. November 24, 2013. “Plot Summary.” IMDb. IMDb.com, and Web. November 26, 2013. “Psychoanalysis – Glossary”. Psychoanalysis - Glossary. Np, and Web. November 27, 2013. “regression”. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, and Web. November 27. 2013. .