The psychological act of repression excludes desire from one’s consciousness. This being a normal part of human development, we are able to filter out memories or fears that we have had in the past. The analysis of dreams, jokes and ‘Freudian slips’ continues to make a huge impact on our outlook on individuals such as ourselves. Occasionally, this will build up and cause the person to reveal those memories. Freud thought that a child has to repress bad memories in order to live in our society today. This is the reason why today, we cannot remember most of our childhood. Our desires and rages then disappear into our unconscious and at certain times they can may return.
When going to the cinema, I feel people want to try and relive their fears etc when watching horror. The horror conventions can relate to previous experiences or deeper evil inside of them. However, I feel that horror allows us to experience the return of their rages etc, in a safe and controlled way.
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Freud thought that a child HAS to represss its basic, prim itive urges and emotions in order to become part of society. This is why we cannot remember our early childhood. So our murderous rages and selfish desires disappear into our unconscious, from where they will sometimes return. Does horror allow us to experience their return, in a 'safe', controlled way?
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