According to Freud's theory, it can also be said that the man in black is the superego of Joan of Arc. And Joan’s self is the white-clothed middle-aged man who has always appeared in the film-the person who looks like God. This "God" is only Joan's self-defense mechanism, not the real "God". The reason is very simple. From the scenes of Joan of Arc’s self-confession at the end of the film, it has been explained quite clearly: Because Joan’s id has violated the original sin, her id will satisfy her revenge and idol worship with the pleasure of killing; but because It happens that Joan of Arc is a special character. She has believed in God since she was a child, so her self (instinct) and self (belief) are in conflict. At this time, the self-defense mechanism is embodied as "the self is playing the role of God." Role". It should be noted that this God is only the God whom Joan of Arc thinks, not the real God. There are no two characters of real God and Satan in this film. What Luc Besson wants to show is the psychological world of Joan, so everything It's all Joan's psychological activities, and the final redemption is also that she has redeemed herself.
Continuing to return to self-defense, when Joan’s ego (the God she believes she sees) has been unable to relieve her depression—including inner depression, physical torture and instinctive fear of death, Her superego—that is, her conscience (this time Dustin Hoffman)—emerged again. Her conscience found a way to liberate her self (including sensuality and mind)—that is, the confession of Joan of Arc alone. But the key point is that when Joan confessed to the superego, it was equivalent to confessing the original sin of the id. Therefore, she would regard the superego as the opposite of the id and the self that the id believed in before. ——This is a matter of course, so at this time the superego temporarily becomes the opposite of the id — and also the opposite of the young white man (Jan of Arc believes in "God" that the audience misunderstands) — naturally it can only be one A ferocious old man in black (at the same time, the audience naturally mistakenly thought it was "Satan"). Didn't Joan question the man in black and say, "Are you Satan" in the film? This is the climax of Joan's inner activity.
Please note that in this clue, because the id is guilty (until the last set of shots), the God (self) whom Joan of Arc believes in is not a god with the meaning of "God", but in black. The person "Satan" (superego), because he finally rescued Joan, can be barely understood as "God". . . But at best, I can only understand it as "salvation" at best. This is enough, and it is definitely not at the level of true "God"-because in the end it is Joan's own conscience that has redeemed herself, and there is no God at all.
Maybe many people saw the line Jovovich asked Hoffman to say "Are you Satan" and thought Dustin Hoffman was Satan. . . Let me say that there is no God and Satan in this movie. If you don't believe it, go to the credits. .
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