Case Analysis

Case 1 “Boruto The Movie”

“Psychoanalytic Theory of Sigmund Freud”

As what the movie shows, with Naruto as the Seventh Hokage, Hidden Leaf Village
is planning to host the Chunin Exams to train new shinobi from the village and from the
five of their allied villages. Among the entrants are Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada, who adores
Naruto Mitsuki, an exceptionally talented yet mysterious shinobi and Boruto, Naruto’s
son who shows great potential, but despises his Father. To beat his Father, Boruto
decided to have the illegal ninja tool which was invented by Katasuke. Katasuke tried to
introduce this tool to the Naruto but he didn’t accept it because this will only show that
ninjas will be strong when they have ‘that’ tool. That is why when Boruto uses the tool
during the Chunin exams, Naruto is disappointed. Boruto was disqualified and Naruto
took the ninja circlet on Boruto. However, the villain appeared and Naruto sacrifices his
life to save everyone. That was the time Boruto realizes how great his father was. When
they found out that Naruto is on the hand of the villain, Boruto did not waste and he
joined the Hokage’s and Sasuke to save Naruto.

This relatively displays that Boruto developed his personality during the Phallic
Stage. Due to Naruto’s responsibilities as the Seventh Hokage, he did not have time to his
family and to be the Father of Boruto. That is why Boruto longed to have a Father and
later on this developed to anger. Apparently on the Oral Stage, Boruto is underfeed and
continues on the Anal Stage which he became rebellious to Naruto. However, Phallic
Stage is more on self-discovery. Boruto discovers that in order for his Mother and his little
sister to be happy he wanted Naruto to be on their side. One proof of that is when his
little sister celebrates birthday and he wanted his Father be their but instead of coming to
his sister’s birthday, Naruto uses power to jest Boruto. Boruto was furious and he wanted
that time take revenge to his Father. Boruto definitely experienced frustration. At his
young age, he is aware that his Father did not have time for him and his family and this
developed to some sort of anger. According to Freud, when a boy experienced Oedipus
Complex it’s either he will developed a desire to compete his Father or he will try to get
close to his Father in order to get his Mother’s attention. The movie shows that Boruto
developed a desire to compete his Father and he wanted to become stronger than his
Father was because that is the only way for him to catch his Father’s attention. Thus, he
uses the ninja tool during the Chunin Exams even if it is illegal.

Other than that, Boruto has this ego defence mechanism. It is true that because of
Boruto’s ego he wanted to compete his father consequently shows some defense
mechanism. He wanted to prove the he is much better than Naruto. Boruto has also a
personality like he did not want to lose because for him that it is not a quality of a true
ninja. Nevertheless, it was his ego that is working and it was his ego working all along in
getting the idea of competing with his Father. However, Boruto soon realizes how Naruto
great was when Naruto shield himself from the attack of the villain. Boruto realizes how
lucky he was to have a great Father like Naruto and not experience the life of Naruto
when he was still a child hood. Boruto also understands the responsibilities of Naruto as
the Seventh Hokage. He realizes how much he idolizes Naruto. Even though, Boruto
developed a different kind of personality in Phallic Stage and have the ego defense
mechanism, he did not became fixated in that personality and thus change it when he
saw and realize the truth. He is treated instantly as a result his conscious mind is working
as well as he grasped the truth. All in all, the movie was wonderful and you can absolutely
learn a lesson from it.