- So you know like in scary movies,
there's a group of people and they're like running around
a house or something, and there's a monster
or a killer who's after them.
There's always like the characters where you're like,
ah, that person's gonna die first.
And then the other characters who make it all the way
to the end, they're the survivors.
They're not gonna give up.
You've got all kinds of archetypes.
You've got the preppy girl who just wants to have fun.
You've got the athlete that she's dating,
the nerd who likes the preppy girl,
so on and so forth.
It got me thinking and wondering
how long would each of the 16 personalities
last in a horror movie?
So which of the types that would be the first to go
and which would be the survivors?
The First To Gos, as the name suggests,
are the types who probably wouldn't last too long
in a horror movie.
Maybe they're a bit naive and trusting,
or maybe they think the best course of action
is to get in a fistfight with the villain.
Either way, these types typically bite the dust
in the first quarter of the movie.
So these types are gonna be the ESFJ, ENFJ,
ESTP and ESTJ.
ESFJ's in movies, a lot of times they're
the preppy characters, the cheerleader,
the person who organized the vacation for the group
in the middle of the woods as a fun getaway,
despite the fact that the newspaper said
people have gone missing there recently.
And it's like people screaming in the middle of the night,
not sure what's going on there.
They tend to treat everything as like, "Ah, (scoffs)
it's probably all right, nothing to worry about."
And as such, they aren't on guard,
making them easier targets.
Similarly, ENFJs, they're just too nice.
They're the type that when things first start to go down,
downhill, downtown, (chuckles)
when things are getting bad, people are like dying,
they're gonna be like,
"I'm sure there's a reasonable reason
that this person is attacking us,
that this monster is running amuck.
Let's just go out there and talk to him."
Which, as you can imagine, doesn't end well,
but it should, #pacifism.
Now, ESTPs and ESTJs are done in by their extroverted
and physical tendencies because you know the sensing types
they do like to get a bit more physical.
When their fight or flight response kicks in,
more often than not they're gonna choose to fight.
Thing is, a lot of times in horror movies though,
you're not gonna be fighting something that can be beaten
with a good punch to the face or pow-drive to the face.
So these two types end up just going against the villains
or like the ghosts or whatever who aren't deterred
by a little bit of physical violence.
Maybe they get a good hit or two on the villain
but in the end it's not enough.
Then we've got the Half The Movie-ers,
those who survive until that halfway point.
(chuckles) Self-explanatory.
Here's an interesting note actually with a lot of
exciting kind of movies, like especially action, horror,
scary movies, whatever, the 60 minute mark,
there's always gonna be something big happening there,
an explosion, some kind of big reveal.
Watch out next time you're watching a movie,
look at the 60 minute mark, something big's gonna happen.
It's a little screenwriting behind the scenes for you.
All right, so anyway, halfway through,
we've had the nice opening vacation scenes,
the first to go people we just talked about.
They're gone.
They're lying in a puddle of tears. (chuckles)
We're trying to keep a family friendly here.
And like some mayhem has happened.
So which types make it to the halfway point?
Maybe they make it to that 60 minute mark
and then there's that big thing that happens
and they just don't make it past that.
Well, let's see. (chuckles)
ENFPs, INFPs, INTPs and say it ain't so,
the ESFPs.
Now ESFPs are one of the most adaptable types
and because of this they can quickly respond to a threat,
villain, ghost, monster spitting jello out of its eyes,
through the early parts of the movie by adapting,
running away, fighting perhaps a little more smartly though,
than the ESTP.
What they lack is planning.
So they might escape the big evil monster
only to run headfirst into the mega haunted woods nearby
where its lair is and get caught by the monster's mother
who was very upset that its child monster got beat up.
Frank, what movie are you talking about? (chuckles)
ENFPs and INFPs are intuitive enough to realize
something might be wrong in the early parts of the movie
but as the chaos starts to ensue, their emotions
can get the better of them.
Like it's easy to make a plan when all your friends
are around and you're together.
But when people start to go the ENFPs struggle to stabilize
their emotions and thoughts enough to focus on survival.
INTPs are smart, no doubt about it, no question.
Sometimes even too smart for their own good.
This is the type that's gonna try to outthink the villain
or the monster like, "Oh, if they go there we'll go here.
Or "If we can get a battery for the radio
we can call for help."
"If we can get the number for dominoes."
I don't know. (laughing)
Yeah, that's all well and good until you have a villain
who doesn't necessarily follow logic.
Like a ghost or a person who is off their rocker.
The INTP will make a complex plan only to be met
by the villain who's in a random place
that they shouldn't be.
You can't outsmart someone who's not trying to be smart.
Next is the Almost Out category of survivors.
As the name suggests,
these are the ones who make it through 90% of the movie.
You're like, oh man I know they're gonna make it to the end.
They can see the boat coming to get them off the island.
Or they are in the villains layer
and they know the weakness, they know how to take out
the villain, but just one slip up costs them. Tragic.
The types are ISTJ, ISTP, ISFP, ENTP.
Now the ENTPs are the ones who they learned pretty early on
who or what the villain is and by now they have devised
a plan of counter attack.
Their fatal flaw is over complicating these steps.
What should normally just be a simple pitfall trap
has now turned into a Tom and Jerry-like contraption
with 10 steps that need to unfold to catch the villain.
It's like the villain walks into the trap
and all the pieces start moving and the cage
is about to drop and everyone's like, "Oh yes
we got a man."
And then one of the gears gets stuck
and everyone in the movie theater is like, "Come on man."
ISFPs may be emotional, but they are also very practical.
They're the type who may be crying
and running away from the ghost,
but at the same time they're tying a complex knot
around the handle of an ax so they could throw it
against a tree to make a trip wire trap,
because as we know ghosts, their one weakness is
trip wires. (chuckles)
What ultimately does them in is their struggle
to keep their emotions stable under stress
which makes them easier to find when they're hiding.
You know, they're the one that's like hiding
under a table somewhere and they're going... (shuddering)
(laughing) Or you know, they're the one who's hiding
and then they're like, "I can't take this."
And then they run and the bad guy sees them,
takes them out, takes 'em out on a nice date to Applebee's.
Both the ISTPs and the ISTJs are the types
who were most prepared for something to go wrong
and they're prepared in different kind of ways.
They may not have known that there was a demonic entity
in the woods when they set out for their vacation
but there may be bears, so they brought a gun
or in the ITPSs case, he brought his bare hands.
Where they differ is that the ISTJ is gonna be a much more
of an actual planner.
Like he's got his food all planned out,
he's got it logged in a spreadsheet,
he's got his ammo for the bears,
he's got all of his random supplies, all that stuff.
While the ISTP is just able to readily and realistically
react to threats as they come up in the moment.
ISTP plan as they go and most of the time
where these two types end up dying is protecting
some of the lesser prepared types.
They recognize that others aren't strong enough
or prepared enough to last without their help.
So they step in.
These are the types who, right when the villain
is gonna stab someone you hear a gunshot and they go,
"Hey jerk face, over here."
Of course the gunshot is like just in the air
to get their attention.
It's like you could have just shot (chuckles) the villain.
(laughing) Why'd you do that?
Finally, we have the escapees,
the ones who got away, the survivors.
So often in these scary movies, there's only like
one or two people who get away, but when they do,
it's not uncommon for them to be these types.
The survivors are the ISFJ, the INFJ and the ENTJ.
Now the ISFJs, they're a curious case,
the whole movie, they're quiet,
they're keeping it themselves,
they don't cause a lot of problems.
They go along with a group, they follow whoever seems to be
the most competent person.
It is their agreeableness and ability
to not stand out too much that actually makes them
less of a target.
If you are the villain, if you're the ghost,
if you are the child of the monster, (chuckles)
it makes a lot more sense for you to go after
the people who are like creating the plans to kill you
or the people who are out there defending
the other people with a weapon.
You wouldn't prioritize this lower risk target.
The ISFJs has managed to get by in the horror movies
just by being normal people.
That's the lesson I think all horror movies
are trying to tell us just be normal. (chuckles)
Stop being weird.
I feel like ISFJs are usually the person who you don't think
is the main character and they like emerge
as the main character of the movie, sort of by the end.
ENTJs are the ones who in minute one of the chaos
have a plan.
They're telling others what they need to do
and how they need to do it.
"You and Jimmy head to the shack and get the truck keys
and Sally and I will find the gas and the rest of us
can try to find a phone or a way to call for help.
Find that number for dominoes."
(chuckles) Get a pizza, please.
Frank, you're like losing us, Frank. (chuckles)
The ENTJs aren't gonna crack under the pressure
of a dangerous situation and they're going to do everything
in their power to get themselves and as many people out
as they can.
They're gonna try to stay one or two steps
ahead of the threat and will do their best
to have some sort of plan if they come across the villain,
like a distraction or a weapon.
Of course, a lot of times the only weapon they need
are their words.
Take that into consideration. (chuckles)
The INFJs are the ones who tried to warn everyone
before the trip even started.
They're like, "Hey guys, these woods are haunted
and maybe we shouldn't like take a vacation there."
And then everyone else is like,
(scoffs) "Don't be wet blanket, man.
Live a little, get your head out of those books, dude."
Because of this, the INFJs has spend the entire
opening parts of the movie thinking about
something going wrong and mentally preparing for it.
So at the first site of danger, they're executing
they're escape plan.
Of course they wanna save everyone else as well
but there's only so many times you could warn people
of oncoming danger before you have to let fate play out.
"Sorry man, I tried to warn--" (chuckles)
"Yeah, you should've listened to me."
Sometimes INFJs are survivors in these movies
because they never went in the first place.
They decided that weekend of fun in the haunted woods
wasn't worth the risk of dealing with something paranormal
or a crazy guy with a chainsaw or a ghost with a chainsaw.
So they just stayed home.
They're the ones at the end of the movie who are
sipping coffee and reading the newspaper with the headline
"14 teens missing in the Woods."
That's how long each type would last in a horror movie.
Wait, what's that?
I missed a type.
Oh, you're right.
I didn't say how long the INTJ would last
in a horror movie.
Well, that's because they were the villain all along.
(evil laughing)
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