Why do we still watch films about people like Mesrine? Perhaps because they represent the extreme manifestation of that "death instinct" Freud talked about. Most of us suppress our chaotic urges to maintain a stable life, but characters like Mesrine act them out in the most explosive way possible.
, almost as if trying to master them. Aggression turned both inward and outward. 2. The Legend of Jacques Mesrine L'Instinct de mort
What drives a person to walk a path of self-destruction? Is it a choice, or something deeper—an innate "instinct" buried in the human psyche? Why do we still watch films about people like Mesrine