Regarding Henry Analysis

In the movie Regarding Henry, a well-known corporate lawyer named Henry Turner faces a life-changing accident. While going to pick up cigarettes, he is shot by an armed burglar, which forces Henry to relearn everything he used to know. In his journey, he has to rediscover who he used to be, the life he lived, and the memories he made. From watching the movie, one can argue that Henry’s natural state is the Id. As said before, a few scenes into the movie, Henry gets shot while buying cigarettes, which changes his life forever. After Henry is rushed to the hospital, he wakes up after a few weeks with no memory of his life before the incident. He cannot speak, move, or remember his family or friends. After a few weeks with his physical therapist, …show more content…
Matthews against the hospital. He argues that Mr. Matthews is at fault for not telling the nurses that he had diabetes, so the hospital cannot be the one to blame. Just from this scene, it is obvious he knows what he’s doing, and he’s good at it. In the following scene, Henry is shown on the telephone, disputing about a table, he received, saying it’s ugly and that he demands for a new one. He thinks because of his high position as a lawyer and the amount of money that he makes, he has the right to act higher than others-- this personality and way of life that he has represented his superego. As a result of the incident, Henry’s personality completely changes from stubborn and slightly egotistical to kind-hearted and loving throughout the course of the movie. The world around Henry, and the influence others had on his decisions are what made him into a successful lawyer, but a father that paid no attention to his family. After forgetting almost his entire life, he relearns who he is, and he finds that he hates being a lawyer and loves spending time with his family. Henry is nicer to everyone, and is a lot more thankful for the life he has, therefore, the Id is Henry’s natural …show more content…
After losing his memory, Henry goes back to the Id part of his personality-- the Id is the reservoir of instinctual and biological urges, and operates on the pleasure principle, while the superego is the source of conscience that inhibits the socially undesirable impulses of the id, and operates on the moral principle. Everyone has both the id and superego within their personalities-- the id is when we are being ourselves, when we are being impulsive and sometimes act without thinking, but the superego is the mask we put on in society so that we blend with the people and norms around