The movie Regarding Henry demonstrates the character Henry Turner’s transition from his Id to superego. In the movie Henry is a corporate lawyer whose life is changed forever by just one gunshot to the head. Henry starts off as a bitter, unloving husband. He is constantly working and never takes time to be with his family. Henry comes off as very selfish and this is where his Id is dominant. However, when Henry is shot in the head it requires him to restart his life basically. He is forced to remember his family and start over with all of his emotions. Henry learns who he was before the gunshot wasn’t who he wants to be now. By the end of the movie Henry’s natural state is the superego. Henry’s true self comes out throughout the movie, portraying
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There are many more scenes showing Henrys superego rather than his id. For example, after the gunshot Henry is brought home to try and bring a sense of normalcy back into his life, also to try to get him to remember his old habits. He not only begins to remember small things, but his relationship with his daughter completely changes. They start doing everything together and become best friends. When Henry learns the day has come for his daughter to leave for sleep away school, he doesn’t want her to leave. Henry had no recollection of agreeing to send her here. When it comes time to say goodbye it is very hard for Henry to do. Whereas, his id would have no problem sending her away. Before the accident the movie opens with a court case. Being a corporate lawyer, old Henry would do everything in his power to make sure he won the case. Even if that meant it wasn’t the right thing for everyone involved. This case comes back up later in the movie when Henry, prior to the accident, is reading over his old files. Henrys superego is telling himself that this case was not solved correctly, that he had left out a major detail that could’ve changed the outcome. Once Henry learns of his mistake, he makes a personal appearance at the family’s home to apologize for what he had done. The old Henry never would’ve done this and would’ve just moved on and accepted the money.
When Henry is forced to basically start over his life, you
There are many more scenes showing Henrys superego rather than his id. For example, after the gunshot Henry is brought home to try and bring a sense of normalcy back into his life, also to try to get him to remember his old habits. He not only begins to remember small things, but his relationship with his daughter completely changes. They start doing everything together and become best friends. When Henry learns the day has come for his daughter to leave for sleep away school, he doesn’t want her to leave. Henry had no recollection of agreeing to send her here. When it comes time to say goodbye it is very hard for Henry to do. Whereas, his id would have no problem sending her away. Before the accident the movie opens with a court case. Being a corporate lawyer, old Henry would do everything in his power to make sure he won the case. Even if that meant it wasn’t the right thing for everyone involved. This case comes back up later in the movie when Henry, prior to the accident, is reading over his old files. Henrys superego is telling himself that this case was not solved correctly, that he had left out a major detail that could’ve changed the outcome. Once Henry learns of his mistake, he makes a personal appearance at the family’s home to apologize for what he had done. The old Henry never would’ve done this and would’ve just moved on and accepted the money.
When Henry is forced to basically start over his life, you