Analyzing Joan of Arc from the Perspective of Psychology

Loraine 2021-12-31 08:02:54

I saw Joan of Arc two years ago, and at that time I watched it in a dazed and faint-hearted manner. Because I want to participate in the movie discussion, I found it and watched it again two days ago. I was listening to Chou Chou's therapist training class for a while, so I tried to analyze it from the perspective of psychology. According to the idea of ​​phenomenological therapy, when we understand a character, we mainly start from two aspects:

three points in personal experience: (experience is relatively general)

² emotions, emotional excitement must first be relieved

² listen to whether the dialogue is logical, Whether it is coherent or not

² When listening to a special wording to

describe a specific event, pay attention to two points: (something is specific.)

² See what he is paying attention to in the event.

² What did he do in this incident? In what form did he do it?

With this general outline, we can easily see that in Joan's life experience, the church and God are her important concerns. It can even be said that her life is spent between the church and God. At the beginning of the film, there is a dialogue between Joan of Arc and the priest. She has to go to church two or three times a day to seek forgiveness from Jesus for the small things like gifting father's shoes to poor monks.

Father: "If we ask for forgiveness all day long, we will stay in the church forever."

Joan: "Is this bad?"

Father: "No, but..."

Father: "How are your parents? How are they? "

Joan of Arc:" they're very good. "

Father:" your sister or your best friend do? "

Joan of Arc:" Yes. "

Father:" how are you doing with a small partner "?

Joan of Arc:" I often tell my They play together."

Father: "Everything sounds good, then-why do you always come here?"

Jeanne: "I feel safe here, I can talk to him."

Priest: "He?"

Joan: "I tried to talk to him, but he was mostly talking."

Priest: "Who is he?"

Joan: "He never said his name."

Priest: " What does he look like?"

Joan: "He is beautiful."

Father: "What did he say to you?"

Joan: "He said, I must be good, I must help everyone, and take care of myself. "

From this conversation, we learned that although Joan also plays with children, the most prominent aspect of her behavior is frequent church visits. If conditions permit, she would rather stay in church for the rest of her life. This is different from ordinary people, and we need to pay attention. Generally speaking, when a person goes to church, he often seeks blessings from God (Chinese people usually ask for money and begs for a promotion, hehe), or they are sinful and seek forgiveness (foreigners are more keen on this point). For Joan, going to church to seek forgiveness is the majority. The so-called "confession" probably means confession. In other words, Joan is a very guilty person, or she has a very strict superego within her. "I must be good, I want to help everyone, and take care of myself." This sentence can probably be understood as her inner super-ego voice. When the priest asked her why you always come to church if everything is fine, Joan replied, "I feel safe here." This is also a point worthy of our attention. Is it possible to say that she is an insecure person inside? If life itself is perfect and relaxed, and there is a strong inner strength, maybe you don't need to go to the church to get a sense of security or peace. When fighting later, Joan also brought a group of priests by his side, and needed confession at any time.

The second important event we need to pay attention to is that in the melee, her sister Catherine gave her hiding place to Joan, but she was raped and killed by the British army. Joan witnessed the whole process of rape and murder from the cracks, which was a very important traumatic event for her. In the previous dialogue between Joan of Arc and the priest, we also learned that sister Catherine is Joan's best friend. Originally, the person who died should be himself, but now, the best friend is dead, leaving himself alive. In the face of such a tragedy, in addition to the anger at the brutality of the British army, as a rescued and a survivor, Jeanne may have to face a very important self-existence problem. "Why did God choose me? Why did you let me live?" (I heard that many American soldiers who attacked Vietnam witnessed the death of their comrades on the battlefield, but they were still alive and returned to their own country. Psychologically, they also face the same. The problem, the perplexity of her own existence,) Once this problem lingers in her mind, Joan of Arc will not be able to live the same way as before, freely living according to the life of ordinary people, and she must do something to prove it. There is a reason and value to live by myself, because the mission given to me by God has not yet been completed. (When a person’s inner existence is not very complete, he obtains his own value from the outside. There are usually two ways, one is to do something, and the other is to own something. Most of us are through management. A career, or becoming a good consultant, or having wealth, having a happy family, etc., but we can never be filled. Because we are in the wrong direction. This is also the reason why all beings are suffering. From this perspective, Joan's righteous act of leading soldiers to fight is only to solve the problem of the value of his own existence. There is a scene in the film where the war is won, corpses are everywhere, and both sides suffer heavy casualties. A French soldier wanted to kill a captive and took off his teeth and put them on for himself. At that time, Joan stopped him and said, "You can't kill for the teeth." In fact, it was her who said this. In order to solve the problems of her own existence and to calm her inner anxiety, in the name of God, she carried out mass killings and committed serious sins.

The third point I want to talk about is about the source of Joan of Arc's power. Look at the conditions of Joan of Arc, 1. A country woman; 2. Cannot read; 3. Cannot martial arts. It is difficult for us to believe that a person like this who has no literary talent and military strategy can lead soldiers to fight. This is why the emperor's trusted ministers thought that such a person was unreliable and suggested that Prince Charles should not see her. But the result of the matter was that Joan led the army and achieved a huge victory. This has to be shocking. Why? Why did she win? Of course, we said that driving off the British invaders catered to the hearts of the French people at that time is an important reason. Our history books also often appear in the history books. This is not the subject I want to elaborate. What I am focusing on is how a woman who is illiterate and can not martial arts has the courage to ask the king to lead soldiers and actually lead soldiers in battle. This involves the issue of defense mechanisms. I think that Joan gained strength by identifying with the strong and idolatry. First, she sees herself as the messenger of God. Everyone knows that God is a person with supreme power. Then I, Jeanne, as the messenger of God, of course have tremendous energy. We see that before the battle with the British army, Joan used a high-pitched tone to make people write letters of persuasive surrender. (At that time, I still thought it was ridiculous. It was obviously that the French army had the upper hand and was occupied by the British army. She also asked people to write a surrender letter. Generally speaking, she is very capable and the talents who are close to the city let the other party surrender.) The way of identifying with God gave Joan a tremendous power. On the other hand, she gave Prince Charles the title of King through the mouth of God (not yet able to ascend the throne), and obtained a genuine army by showing her worship of the king. In the eyes of Joan, at that time, except for God and Prince Charles, no one saw it, and all problems were not problems. In addition to gaining power by identifying with God in this way, anger also gives Joan of great strength. We watched Joan’s expression. The film started with peaceful faces and joyously jumping on the grass, but only after the scene where her sister Catherine was buried, our eyes were filled with anger. Especially during the war, she completely lost her reason. It is not an exaggeration to describe her as mad. Cut his hair roughly, don't pay attention to any combat strategy, and keep rushing forward. We say that when a person is filled with anger, she becomes an atomic bomb. (The fission of uranium 235 element brings great lethality to Hiroshima.)

The fourth point, one that is deeply touched, was taught by Mr. Chou Chou. When we talk to patients, we must adopt specific strategies. That is to return to the scene of the crime and pay attention to what the patient did and how he felt. In the movie, when the priest tried Joan of Arc, because of Joan's eloquence, several priests couldn't help her and were defeated. In the end, there was a priest who caught her in a single sentence. He asked, "What did you hold in your hand and what did you do?" When we saw Joan of Arc, we panicked because she was holding it in her hand. The sword, and she kept swinging the sword. Even if you hold a flag, we say that the flag is also a symbol of aggressiveness. God advocates loving the enemy. As the messenger of God, how can Joan continue to kill with a sword? So finally Joan pleaded guilty. The man in black is actually her inner voice. Even if a person is crazy, she can still hear the true voice of her heart in the gap when her craziness stops. When Joan of Arc listened to the true voice of her heart and confessed her sin, she was redeemed in the raging fire and became a true saint. The transformation of the devil and the angel is just one thought.

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  • Sylvan 2022-03-28 09:01:05

    Why does this Joan of Arc make me look so arrogant and reckless? It looks like a failed idolatry. Let people watch how this character was created.

  • Monica 2022-04-23 07:02:41

    It seems to be a historical war film, but it is actually a religious ethics film. It looks like a French Yue Wumu, but it is actually a fairy girl in red light. Without a step-by-step "high class, great light", Joan of Arc is described as a delusional neurotic controversy, but it is also a reasonable explanation to explain that only crazy people can achieve achievements that ordinary people can't achieve. Defending values ​​with life, destroying life with values, thousands of "reversals" and "rehabilitation" are actually the needs of the new order

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc quotes

  • Joan of Arc: This morning God gave us a great victory, but it is nothing compared to what he is ready to give us now. I know you are all tired and hungry, but I swear to you that even if these English were hanging from the clouds by their fingertips we would pull them down before nightfall. Now let all those who love me... follow me! Follow me!

  • Aulon: But how do you know that these voices aren't just really you?

    Joan of Arc: They are me. That's how God speaks to me. Even you could hear them if you listened hard enough.