Commentary On The Film 'Regarding Henry Natural State'

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Regarding Henry Natural State Essay The movie Regarding Henry displays how you can be Id at one point then Superego at another. Regarding Henry was about Henry finding out who he really was instead of people guiding him in the direction they think he needs to be. Henry was Id at the beginning because he was very serious and structured and had his successful life planned out. Then when a terrible gun shot went straight to his head he had to find his way back to who he really was or who he thought he was. He eventually turned out to be Superego. Henry’s natural state is Id because he was well structured and professional before the incident but learned and found himself being giving and happy. Many examples show his Id side like the fact that he had to be very professional in court to save his person. Since he grew up with a father that was a lawyer he learned to be one so he was very orderly and mean. The fact that he was strict with his daughter clearly shows his Id side. Henry got upset very easily but managed to be angry about it instead of whine. He ordered a table for the party and they didn’t send the right one so he threw a temper tantrum. When he got shot he couldn’t talk at first so it was different to him. When …show more content…

His father made him study and be a good kid so he could be a successful lawyer. He grew up to be just that. Once Henry got shot he forgot all about his successful career as a lawyer. He had to have a trainer to get his brain thinking back to the way it was. Since his trainer was funny, happy, and giving, he thought that's who he was or who he had to be. So once his family told him about how his old life was, he didn't want to be that boring person. He started hugging his doorman every time he got home and joked around with his daughter. Usually, he would go to the library to read and learn but now he hates the library and joked around the whole time with his

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