Within La Haine there are three main characters; Vic, Saïd and Hubert. In regards to Freud's personality theory it is easy to make the distinction as to which character is which, Vic is the Id, known throughout the film to be violent and react unnecessary to things, Saïd is the Ego, being constantly in the middle of Vic and Hubert and is the negotiator. Hubert is the superego because he is lawfully good and is trying to be better than the violence that surrounds him. Within the film sequence there is a clear divide between each of the characters. A technical aspect of this is that they are always framed so that Saïd is in the middle.
As you can see in this medium shot Saïd is placed in the middle of Vinz and Hubert, he is constantly the negotiator within the scenes. Hubert is always on one side and Vinz on the other, Vinz gets pinned by a police officer and the camera is positioned in an over the shoulder shot whereby you see him being confronted by a gun. This is a symbol of the restrictions of society that the Id does not obey, e.g the policeman. When Hubert is running towards him in mid shot, the cuts between his face and his feet are a good example of this because it shows the superego working to keep the Id in check, with the absence of the ego with Saïd out of the picture.
Another example of Freud theory of personality is Fight Club, in the letting yourself become Tyler Durden scene. This is a perfect example of this theory because it clearly shows each of the different personalities. The Narrator is talking to Marla, she can be considered to be the superego as she is the one who is encouraging the narrator to try and understand himself more. Tyler is the opposite of that and he is Id. the narrator the Ego is constantly pulled between the two different personalities. There is a panning shot that shows that the narrator is with tyler in the room. This shot shows Tyler in a chair in a pose of relaxation and he is calm and quiet. The narrator is stood up and panicking when he realises he isn't alone. The shot pans quickly backwards which gives the shot high energy. There is a shot reverse shot of the narrator and Tyler in it which shows that they are the same person, however there is a shot of tyler from the narrator's point of view which doesn't include the narrator which can show that tyler is not aware that they are the same person. Reinforcing the Id, ego idea.
Another example of Freud theory of personality is Fight Club, in the letting yourself become Tyler Durden scene. This is a perfect example of this theory because it clearly shows each of the different personalities. The Narrator is talking to Marla, she can be considered to be the superego as she is the one who is encouraging the narrator to try and understand himself more. Tyler is the opposite of that and he is Id. the narrator the Ego is constantly pulled between the two different personalities. There is a panning shot that shows that the narrator is with tyler in the room. This shot shows Tyler in a chair in a pose of relaxation and he is calm and quiet. The narrator is stood up and panicking when he realises he isn't alone. The shot pans quickly backwards which gives the shot high energy. There is a shot reverse shot of the narrator and Tyler in it which shows that they are the same person, however there is a shot of tyler from the narrator's point of view which doesn't include the narrator which can show that tyler is not aware that they are the same person. Reinforcing the Id, ego idea.
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