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Rated: 13+ · Interactive · Psychology · #2339469

Here I will talk about characters from films, cartoons and TV series and their psychology.

This choice: Mewtwo  •  Go Back...
Chapter #4

Mewtwo: Gift of Life, Gift of Choice

    by: Winnie the Pooh Author IconMail Icon
Why do we sometimes feel anger toward our parents?
We often wonder why some people are so evil, why they feel so much anger in life. It usually turns out that this anger is directed primarily at our parents. Sometimes it's unconscious, sometimes conscious and aware.

Raised as a science project, Mewtwo transforms its trauma into hatred toward the "parents" who created it. Many of us are familiar with this dynamic: when parental love is conditioned by performance and a failure to meet the child's needs, the failure to meet expectations generates profound anger.

Mewtwo embodies the "chosen child": created to be exceptional, it bears the weight of impossible expectations. Some parents raise children as narcissistic projects. The child's grandiosity often hides the fragility of those who have never been able to simply be themselves.

Mewtwo uses its powers to dominate, replicating the control its creators excerted. It's a familiar pattern: many children of controlling parents become controllers themselves. Power becomes the only language known to navigate relationships. Trauma is transmitted like a chain reaction.

The battle between original Pokémon and clones reflects the dynamics of conditional value. Many children grow up feeling loved only when they are useful to their parents: doing well in school, being successful, or not causing problems. A person's intrinsic value is lost. Love becomes conditional on how well we perform.

Anger toward parents often expresses unrecognized needs: to be seen, heard, accepted, protected. When these needs are ignored, anger becomes the only way to make one's voice heard. This is why, in many stories of grief, we often find problems with parents.

When Ash sacrifices himself, the tears of the other Pokémon save him. It represents the unconditional love that many did not receive from their parents. Sometimes it is friends, partners, and mentors who offer us the total acceptance we should have received as children. Healing often begins through restorative relationships.

Seeing Pikachu's pain, Mewtwo develops the empathy no one ever taught him. Growing up with emotionally unavailable parents stunts empathy. Emotional maturity comes when we can see beyond our own pain and recognize the humanity in others, including our parents.

"I see how the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it's what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are."
One of the most beautiful lines I've ever heard in a cartoon; I cried at that scene. Mewtwo finds peace not by apologizing to his creators, but by freeing himself from their influence. Forgiving our parents doesn't mean excusing their mistakes, but choosing not to let their failures define our lives forever.

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