warm bodies & connections: cinema reflecting the unconscious of the individual
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Talk for The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis for (@BGSPsya) with Dr. Emily Fox-Kales. Who are you- Human, Zombie/Corpse or Boney?TRANSCRIPT
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Warm Bodies: A look at the state of Connection and Narcissism as
reflected in art
Dr. Emily Fox-Kales
Dr. William Sharp
@DrwilliamSharp#WarnBodies
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Warm Bodies: Zombies
• Undead- The Living Dead• Limited real talking/communication between
themselves • Generally operating on lowest common
denominator- reptilian brain• Some remnants of humanness- clothing, etc. • Experience hunger
• “lack” = collector/hoarder• “musical tastes”= ???
• Live in the airport
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Warm Bodies: Bonies
• Anger- “they’ll eat anything with a heartbeat, but at least I am conflicted about it.”
• Hopeless- given up, “this is what I have to look forward to”; “we all become them someday”
• Naked- nothing but raw exposed bone
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Warm Bodies: Humans
• Alive- but what kind of life? “My fathers idea of living is putting us in a box and waiting for us to die.”
• Brave? – is adherence to a rule brave? It gets Perry killed. (Julie – yes, as the exception)
• Projection- uncaring, unfeeling, incapable of remorse, “sound like anyone we know dad?”
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Why Zombies
An interest in Zombies tends to spike when the economy sputters- Sarah Juliet Lauro, Clemson University, NYT 7/31/13,
“At zombie races, It is survival of the undeadest”, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/01/fashion/at-zombie-races-its-survival-of-the-undeadest.html
Talking about how the discharge of running decreases tension of something that you can’t quite put your finger on.
Song #1- Sitting here in limbo- Jimmy CliffSong #3- Missing You- John Waite
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Why Zombies?
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Why Zombies (cont)
But what if the lack is the result of technology?
The scene before the first attack, there is a PSP working.
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What is the lack?
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A patient recently told me about a new game…
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Love your body, friends, and life
Online with an avatar.
“Now, pleased with your looks, you have the potential, as Second Life puts it, to live a life that will enable
you to love your life.” p158
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Maslow’s Pyramid V Self Esteem
Love and Belonging come BEFORE Self-Esteem, not after it.
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What if….
Technology is Neutral
There is nothing bad nor good- rather how we use it- some may connect- others disconnect and remain free from the risk of narcissistic injury.
A way to not grow into the difficult “adult” or mature state of mind with all the shades of grey it requires.
How do we risk our heart beating again?
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“Cinema reflects mankinds historical drive to manifest his consciousness outside of his mind, in front of his eyes”
-George Youngblood
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Song #8 – Hungry Heart, Bruce SpringsteenSogn #9 – Shelter from the Storm, Bob Dylan
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Yalom – Love’s Executioner
”…therapist must discourage false solutions. One's efforts to escape isolation can sabotage one's
relationships with other people. Many a friendship or marriage has failed because, instead of relating to, and caring for, one
another, one person uses another as a shield against isolation. p11
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The Fear in Connection
Narcissistic Injury
Song #4- The Bad in Each Other- Feist
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“Be Dead”R is a collector/hoarder- Very Klienian to incorporate, as Zombies do.
Playing a Vinyl record, “You’re a purist”, “Just sounds more real- more alive. “
Images of connection are mostly nostalgia: the snow globe, old-time 3D Stereo-viewer, and they take photos with a Polaroid (not digital)
Re: Perry– Lots of bad things happened to him, he was dead before R killed him, she “already kinda knew” R had killed him.
Perry’s death becomes revolting to R and he spits out the brains. But, he will kill for Julie, even hits Marcus.
Hand holding at the airport gets them through.
The Dead do not sleep [dream, bleed, get cold.]
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Is there hope?
EXHUME
Stay Together. Keep safe.
Stay together. We are changing everything.
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The Power of Connection