Film Lecture Series #2 - Archetypes and Storytelling + Film Review.
Today we looked at archetypes and storytelling and how that then feeds into the types of characters we see on screen in films we watch. What is an Archetype? Archetype is example of a certain person or thing that typically describes their role in a cinematic. Originally derived from Carl Jung’s theory that states “the archetypes represent universal patterns and images that are part of the collective unconscious.” (Cherry, 2020) and he believed that these archetypes are ‘inherited’ in a similar ‘way [to how we] inherit instinctive patterns of behavior.’ (Cherry, 2020). Jung goes into depth about these archetypes in his book; The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious, within this Jung explores the idea that “archetypes are patterns that repeat themselves in the collective unconscious of human beings. This could be in the form of dreams, stories, art, or even in myths” (Figueroba, n.d.) meaning that these archetypes are thought of in the persons collective unconscious (psyc...
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