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Identity integration in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can (2002) Rizky Apriyanto
Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) Vol 3, No 1 (2022): Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33474/j-reall.v3i1.14233

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This article aims at analyzing the types of identity integration in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can movie (2002). It reveals the psychological disorder that caused the main character to have several identities in the movie. Identity is a complex matter nowadays, and it has become one of the most discussed issues. The main character discussed in this article is Frank William Abagnale Jr., a promising young man with complex issues in his family. As a result, Frank's psychological disorder was caused by several problems during his adolescence. By using the psychological theory developed by Erik Erikson (1902), and the cinematographic language developed by Warren Buckland (1966) and Timothy Heiderich, the study is a psychoanalytic analysis. The analysis shows some results, that Frank William Abagnale Jr. is having a psychological disorder.  His symptoms of being disintegration in his identity is mainly because he was having a family issue during his adolescence, which results in his future. He has to overcome his being disintegration by impersonating others’ identities. Thus, as a main character in the movie, Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an insane character since he earns millions of dollars before he reaches nineteen.
Identity integration in Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002) Rizky Apriyanto
Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL) Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Research on English and Language Learning (J-REaLL)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Malang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33474/j-reall.v3i1.14233

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The purpose of this paper is to examine the four types of identity integration and the affection to the main character in Steven Spielberg's film Catch Me If You Can (2002). It elucidates the psychological illness that led to the main character's multiple identities in the film. Identity is a complicated topic these days, and it has become one of the most debated topics. Frank William Abagnale Jr., the primary character in this story, is a promising young man with complicated family concerns. As a result, various issues during Frank's adolescence contributed to his psychological condition. The research is a psychoanalytic analysis that employs Erik Erikson's (1902)psychological theory as well as Warren Buckland's (1966) and Timothy Heiderich's cinematographic language. The findings show that Frank William Abagnale Jr. suffers from a psychological condition. His symptoms of identity disintegration are primarily due to a family situation that he was dealing with at the time of his adolescence, and it has an impact on his future. He must impersonate other people's identities in order to overcome his breakdown. As a result, Frank William Abagnale Jr., the movie's main character, is insane since he gets millions of dollars before he is nineteen.