10 Awesome Fan Theories That Would Improve The Batman Films
4. Jungian Archetypes Are All Present In Batman Begins
When justifying Carmine Falcone's sudden madness, Jonathan Crane spouts some presumably solid, if untrue, psychoanalysis; "Patients suffering delusional episodes often focus their paranoia on an external tormentor. Usually one conforming to Jungian archetypes. In this case, a scarecrow." Jungian archetypes are based on Carl Gustav Jung's framework which states that there are five main types of people; the Self (the entirety of one's being), the Shadow (repressed emotions), the Anima (the feminine aspect of the male psyche), the Animus (the masculine aspect of the female psyche) and the Persona (the mask people allow the world to see). A theory claims that all five archetypes were cleverly presented in the movie, making Crane's reference to them all the more poignant. It claims the bats that emerged from the darkness when the young Bruce Wayne had fallen down the well represented "the Shadow", "the Self" is said to be represented by Bruce's own situation at the start of the movie (hes in a foreign prison which is a metaphor for the guilt and fear that imprison his Self), Rachel Dawes and Bruce's relationship with her is representative of the "Anima" and "Animus", while the billionaire playboy front is Batman's "Persona".
