Mind Over Media
Welcome to Mind Over Media, where we decode the psychology behind your favourite movies, TV shows, music, and pop culture moments. From deep-diving into complex characters to analyzing the lyrics that hit home, we explore the hidden psychological themes shaping the media we love. Whether it’s the mental struggles of iconic protagonists, the psychology of villains, or the deeper meaning behind a song’s lyrics, this is where entertainment meets the mind.

“Somebody Stop Me!”: A Jungian Dive into The Mask
Explore a deep Jungian analysis of the 1994 film The Mask, uncovering themes of the shadow, persona, trickster archetype, and individuation through the lens of Carl Jung’s psychology.

Fighting Stereotypes: Bruce Lee’s Psychological Resilience Against Cultural Marginalization
Explore how Bruce Lee's bicultural identity and psychological resilience empowered him to challenge Hollywood's racial stereotypes, reshaping Asian representation in global media.

The Genreless Generation: How Artist Independence and Audience Psychology Are Redefining Music
Explore how artists like Sophie Powers are redefining music by transcending genres, driven by psychology, identity, and emotional authenticity.

Centaurworld: A Psychological Analysis of Trauma, Identity, and Healing
Explore the psychological depth of Centaurworld, analyzing themes of trauma, identity integration, emotional healing, anxiety, and existential struggles in this comprehensive psychological analysis.

A Freudian and Personality-Based Analysis of Edmund Blackadder: Weaponised Neurosis and the Thanatos Loop
A Freudian and personality-based analysis of Edmund Blackadder, exploring ego, Thanatos, the Dark Triad, and the tragic loop behind the comedy.

Beyond Pleasure: Exploring Catharsis and Negative Emotion in Media Consumption
Why do we seek out sad movies, melancholic music, or scary stories? This deep dive explores catharsis, eudaimonic media use, and the complex psychology behind our love for emotionally intense media. Discover what lies beyond pleasure in media consumption.

Once Upon a Trauma: Unveiling the Dark Psychology of Original Fairy Tales
Explore the dark psychology behind classic fairy tales, uncovering disturbing original versions sanitized by modern retellings. Discover how these hidden themes shape deeper psychological interpretations.

Rewriting Myth and Morality: A Thematic Analysis of So Good’s “I Rewrote The Fucking Bible”
A bold thematic analysis of So Good’s Bratpop anthem “I Rewrote The Fucking Bible,” exploring feminist rage, queer liberation, and the power of rewriting sacred narratives through punk-pop defiance.

Spinning Shadows into Gold: Individuation, Autonomy, and Patriarchal Alchemy in Rumpelstiltskin
Explore a Jungian and feminist analysis of Rumpelstiltskin, revealing how the tale's alchemical imagery and power dynamics expose the commodification of women and the cost of partial liberation.

Purrforming for Salvation: Cats as a Psychological Allegory for Celebrity Culture
This essay explores Cats the musical as a dark psychological allegory for celebrity culture, analysing themes of moral judgment, identity performance, shame, and ritualized redemption through the lens of psychology and cultural theory.

Hansel and Gretel: Hunger, the Symbolic Uterus and the Fire
A dark, psychological analysis of Hansel and Gretel exploring trauma, abandonment, the devouring mother archetype, and what children become when love is scarce.

Snow White: The Mirror, the Womb, and the Coffin
Explore a dark, feminist analysis of Snow White through Freudian and Jungian lenses, uncovering themes of beauty, power, patriarchy, and the silent rivalry between women shaped by the male gaze.

Snow White: Is She Safe or Silenced? Protection as Patriarchal Cage
This analysis of Snow White explores how the dwarfs' protection functions as control, revealing how the illusion of safety silences female agency. Is Snow White truly safe or simply contained?

White as Snow: Race, Innocence, and the Colour of Desire
Explore how the fairy tale of Snow White reflects and reinforces racialized beauty ideals. This essay examines the colonial roots of whiteness as virtue and the global consequences of Eurocentric standards.

Villain or Victim? The Evil Queen’s Tragedy in a Patriarchal Mirror
A dark, psychological reimagining of the Evil Queen from Snow White; exploring aging, beauty, and female power through feminist and psychoanalytic lenses. Was she a villain, or society’s most tragic victim?

Into the Woods: A Psychological Journey Through Red Riding Hood
Explore the deep psychological symbolism in Red Riding Hood, from Freudian and Jungian theories to cultural meanings of the red hood, wolf, forest, and more.

Racial Codes in Imagined Worlds: Power, Oppression, and the Legacy of Speculative Fiction
Explore how sci-fi and fantasy reinforce or challenge racial stereotypes through allegory, power dynamics, and evolving storytelling in speculative fiction.

Is the Film Unhinged Pandering to Incels?
Explore how the film Unhinged reflects themes of male rage and incel ideology. An in-depth analysis of its cultural impact, character dynamics, and critical reception.

How Justin Roiland “Became” Szechuan Sauce: The Viral Rise, Sudden Fall, and Uncanny Parallels
Explore how Justin Roiland's rise and fall mirrors the chaotic Szechuan sauce craze sparked by Rick and Morty. A viral tale of fandom, controversy, and pop culture gone wrong

Top 10 MCU Characters with the Most Intriguing Psychology
Explore the minds behind the masks. We rank the Top 10 MCU characters with the most intriguing psychology, from trauma and grief to identity struggles and redemption.