Having Picked our genre of Action/Adventure
for our Main Task, we now have to begin
gathering information on how our
characters are going to act. We have already established that James McCullin is
acting as the protagonist
character in our film, we now have to be able to compare the
characteristics of his character he plays as to a real movie character. Which
is why I have chosen the character of Jack Bauer from 24 to use as a comparison
to James' character/role.
Psychoanalytic Perspective:
Throughout
his career, Jack Bauer is forced to make impulsive
decisions. He shows intelligence when in the hands of a firearm or
communicating in a different language. Bauer also demonstrates his experiences
through his resistance to pain and torture. Jack's
erratic behavior was often overlooked because he was responsible for
preventing numerous terrorist attacks in the United States. Although
effective, most of his decisions
were considered negative to
society. To save millions of people, Bauer was forced to torture terrorists and
sacrifice innocent human lives. Overall, Jack Bauer seems to act on his id (uncoordinated
instinctual trends).
He primarily acts on his own drives, desires and emotions despite what others would consider acceptable. Although Jack predominately acts on his id, it can be said that in some situations he demonstrates a well-developed ego and superego. The ego operates based on the reality principle. Bauer must use his ego in order to solve real world problems in a way that is acceptable for society, which in his line of work constrains him from getting results. Jack’s ego helps him plan and carry out actions however when he is determined to get answers, it seems as if his ego no longer interprets his id’s desires into suitable actions. Jack believes he is invisible in a lot of ways and does not act under the reality that he is a human who can die. The superego is a part of the personality that allows an individual to act on societal rules. Jack Bauer puts his morals above everything in most instances.
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