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Batman Begins [With the Development of his Superego]

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Movies and Psychoanalysis (This analysis is based on one version of the script, which is slightly different from the movie, and the film itself).      Psychoanalysis can, sometimes, be seen as a great tool used in a variety of fields. For individuals unfamiliar with its purpose and methods, psychoanalysis tends to be recognized as a form of therapy that deals with dream interpretation. However, psychoanalysis can be so much more and this is evident in the range of book titles that use it as a means of investigation (i. e. Psychoanalysis and feminism , Psychoanalysis and religion , Psychoanalysis and art , etc.). This plethora of combinations leads us to question the purpose of psychoanalysis.      Well, the Chair of Neuropsychology at the University of Cape Town and the President of the South African Psychoanalytical Association, Mark Solms, hits the nail on the head with his answer. He stated during an interview, "I think what psychoanalysis does ... is so easily ov