Psychology in Cinema and Character Analysis
Analyzing popular cinema characters (The Lobster, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) through psychological, social conformity, and neurodiversity lenses.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Authority and Impulsivity
In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," McMurphy represents raw impulsivity and rebellion against authority, while Nurse Ratched symbolizes rigid control and punitive systems.
The fact that many patients reside there "voluntarily" reflects learned helplessness, showing how the system lobotomizes and neutralizes those who are different.
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The Lobster: Social Norms and Solitude Anxiety
The distopian movie "The Lobster" criticizes how modern society punishes solitude, reducing partner matching to a mere survival strategy.
It analyzes how forcing relationships through social norms halts authentic identity development and generates high masking.
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