Jacob Feldman

Films and Levels

Human Being Theory applied

© Jacob Feldman, 2017

Every serious course contains a textbook and a problem-solving book. This is a solving-problems book after textbook named “Human Being Theory (for Dummies)”. Author analyzes 15 selected films (1994—2016) using concepts of levels and temperaments from the textbook.

ISBN 978-5-4483-4906-5

Created with intellectual publishing system Ridero

Contents

1. Films and Levels
2. Preface
   1. Storytelling versus problem solving
   2. Films
   3. Levels
   4. By Feldman
   5. By Graves-Beck-Wilber
   6. Film Analysis
   7. Levels: Model and Interpretation
3. Deepwater Horizon (2016)
   1. Good guys and bad guys
   2. The Film
   3. Time is money
   4. Goals and Means
   5. Risky decision
   6. Episode One
   7. Episode Two
   8. Episode Three
   9. Children’s theme
      1. Episode One
      2. Levels and ages
      3. Episode Two
      4. Summary
      5. P.S.
4. Doctor Strange (2016)
   1. The plot
   2. Dr. Freud
   3. Freud’s model vs. Feldman’s model
   4. Even levels and synchronization
   5. About regulatory mechanisms
   6. The third level as a root of evil
   7. The evil forces
   8. Conflict with Mordo
   9. The authors’ model of the Universe
   10. Conclusion
   11. P.S.
5. Inside Out, 2015
   1. Original model of a human psyche
   2. Mapping this model onto our model
   3. Conclusion
6. The Matrix (trilogy)
   1. Axioms
   2. Self-consistency
   3. Styles of thinking
   4. Merovingian
   5. Persephone
   6. The Architect
   7. Commander Lock
   8. Oracle
   9. Keymaster
   10. Superheroes
   11. Villains
   12. Conclusion
   13. Son of a man
7. Incredibles, 2004
   1. Main characters
   2. Supporting characters
   3. Very important episodes
      1. The first episode — “with the old woman”
      2. The second episode — “with the director”
      3. Temperaments
8. Kung Fu Panda (trilogy)
   1. Profile of the super hero
   2. Temperaments
   3. Supporting characters
   4. Conclusion
9. Renaissance Man, 1994
   1. Changing the profile
   2. Reality and fiction
   3. Conclusion
10. Few more films (in brief)
    1. Hugo, 2011
    2. Disney’s The Kid (2000)
    3. Oz the Great and Powerful, 2013
       1. P.S.
    4. Lucy, 2014
    5. Epilogue

Preface

Storytelling versus problem solving

This book, named Films and Levels (FLS), is a sequel after my previous book, named «Human Being Theory (for Dummies)” (HBT)

HBTcontains manyideas and a fewexamples.

FLScontains manyexamples and retells briefly relevant pieces of HBT.

It is easy to describe a problem briefly afterit is formalized. But it is impossible to describe it briefly beforegood formalizing.

So what?

I have found a trickysolution. I use filmsas a raw material. I use only modern popular films. They are easy to find. Watching the film usually takes less time than reading the book with the same plot.