Psychology In Movies

Psychology In Movies is coming to Coffee Aroma on Friday 6 November, a three-hour session that runs from 12:00 to 15:00. It's hosted by Arsham, who's putting together a friendly conversation about how psychology works in famous movies and scripts.

The whole thing is built around that one idea: taking the psychology we see on screen and talking through it. Rather than a formal lecture, it's set up as a conversation, so the focus is on chatting through the examples and seeing how they hold up. The movies and scripts they'll be looking at are the well-known ones, the kind of things most of us have seen and can recognise, so you don't need to have done any homework to get involved. If you've ever watched a film and wondered why a character behaves the way they do, or how a script is playing with your expectations, that's exactly what this is about.

It's a midday session, which puts it in a different bracket from the usual evening things around town. Running from noon until 3:00, it's a good length to actually get into the conversation and let it breathe, rather than rushing through a few points. The venue is Coffee Aroma, over at 24 Guildhall Street in Lincoln, so it's right in the city centre.

Entry is free, and you'll need a ticket to get in — they're listed under the ticket type 'PsyinFilms'. So, if you fancy a long lunch spent talking about the psychology behind some of the biggest movies out there, that's the one. Friday 6 November, 12:00 to 15:00 at Coffee Aroma, free with a ticket.