shadows and the uncanny

Two major phycologists who explain the reasons for our sometimes unexplainable actions are Jung and Freud. Their concepts contradict each other in someways. I think we all experience both of their theories in our based on our desicion making. The Freudian concept is that everything may seem new and weird, but also strangely familiar, the uncanny. Everything around us that is ot natural is uncanny, such as new technologies that we use everyday. If we were to have a travel machine we would be freaked out but also intrigued because in aour minds we have dreamed of this before. Jung uses his theory of 'The shadow' to explain the part of us that is socially unacceptable. C.G Jung explained that the ego controlled this shadow which resulted in our negative yet passive actions. Examples of this attitude is conveyed in the fims we have watched in class. In 'Abre los ojos', Cesar's life is controlled by his thoughts, but his shadows overpower his ego and he only see's the negative side of situations.