How Freud's theory of the self is composed in The Emperor's New Groove.

How Freud's theory of the self is composed in The Emperor's New Groove.

The ego- The ego in this clip is represented by the main character Kronk as he is mainly seen in a mid to close up in the middle third of the shot between the devil version of himself and the angel version of himself on either sides of his shoulders which draws the audience’s attention to him in the middle. In this mid to close up shot he represents his own ego as he is trying to find a balance between the two versions of him on his shoulders and is consciously aware of the decision he is trying to make. As well as this his facial expressions in the mise-en-scene have the look of confusion which represents him trying to find the balance and gain a sense of reality between the two separate parts of his psyche. Kronk also says in the diegetic dialogue "You guys are sorta confusing me' which represents to the audience that the id and the superego are taking over and distorting reality until finally Kronk, the ego takes control again in making them both disappear within the mise-en-scene taking back a normal sense of reality. Kronk gives a balance between the id and superego and behaves in a more rational and realistic way.

Also, with in the diegetic dialogue Kronk asks “what does that have to do with anything’ which also represents the idea that he is trying to bring his thoughts back to reality rather than being distorted by the id who is trying to take control. 

The superego- The superego in this clip is represented by the second character to enter the scene which is the Angel Kronk on the right third of the screen, being on the right side of the screen may be extremely significant by the fact that the superego tries to make a person take the morally ‘right’ path. This character instantly represents the superego due to the fact that angels often connotes a person’s moral principles and the need to be a good person, the need to do the right thing and the need to be perfect.  Angel Kronks aim is to make Kronks behaviour more civilized, he does this by saying in the diegetic dialogue 'you're not just going to let him die are you'. This has been encoded to represent him pushing Kronk to be a better version of himself and to do the morally right thing. Even the devil Kronk says that the Angel Kronk will lead him own a path of Righteousness which the superego is supposed to do to a person. The superego aims to make one better then they already are and turn them into their ‘ideal self’ which an angel often connotes. 

The id- The id is represented by the last character in the clip, the Devil Kronk shown on the left third of the screen. The reason why this character represents the id is because it’s trying to lead Kronk down a path of temptation and giving into his instincts and desires, which the devil often connotes to an audience. The Devil Kronk wants Kronk to just walk away from Kuzco in order to gain instant gratification of pleasure in a job being done. The Devil Kronk also represents the id as he is dressed in all red as a part of the mise-en-scene which connotes lust and desire of which the id seeks to satisfy these feelings to gain the instant gratification that comes with this. 

Even down to the order in which the id and superego exists the scene represents the strength and power that they both have. The id is supposed to be the strongest part of the personality as this is innate in our behaviour from birth and will ultimately be our primary driving force therefore the id is shown in the scene to be the last to leave therefore showing how the id represented by Devil Kronk, is the most dominant force and will fight to be more dominate and controlling than the superego represented by Angel Kronk.