Applying Lacan

 Usage in film

We've spoken about Lacan previously and his ideas but how are they applied to film or similar in order to get meaning, but where can we find a good example?

 Well how about here because this scene alone we see almost all of Lacan's ideas being played out near instantly. So we see how Gollum's ideals and need for the ring and his selfish need of himself warps his personality to seem split and maybe reveal his unconscious desire which could be to be who he was before (that being Sméagol) but the need and desire, which is another of Lacan's ideas, has almost made his personality and mind to regress in years and this scene shows off yet another of Lacan's theories.

This scene shows off his idea of the mirror stage in a shot reverse-shot sequence between himself and it kind of demonstrates two different child personalities in two different stages and both have recognition of the other, this is a very accurate portrayal of his idea of what a child goes through when they see themselves in the mirrors.

Gollum is a great character to use for this as he demonstrates a lot of different psychological theories made by Freud and Lacan and helps for us to demonstrate these ideas in a more visual method for us to learn and understand from.

Hopefully this has given you a good idea on how Lacan can be applied to film and maybe what visuals can be more in depth than previously thought.