Everyone needs a good laugh every now and then. A great comedy film can really brighten someone's day and have them laughing so hard they're reaching for the tissues. But everyone is different, which means what one person finds funny might not work for someone else.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® explores people's different personality. By examining the specific traits of an ESFP type, or "the Enthusiastic Improviser," we can see what they might want in a comedy and what they might want to avoid. Here are five comedy movies that ESFPs will love and five they will hate.
10 Love: The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is the hilarious and absurd real-life story of Tommy Wiseau, the director of The Room, which is often referred to as the worst movie ever made. The film explores Wiseau's eccentric quest to becoming famous only to become infamous instead.
Wiseau is a man who loves being the center of attention and wants to put on a show for everyone around him. He does not like being told he can't do something, and pushes through towards his dream. Though outlandish, ESFPs will relate to this madman entertainer.
9 Hate: Groundhog Day
There have been plenty of time-loop movies over the years, but Groundhog Day stands above all the rest. The film stars Bill Murray as a grumpy weatherman who finds himself repeating the same day over and over while visiting a small-town Groundhog Day festival.
If there is one thing ESFPs hate, it's a rigid routine. Unfortunately for Murray's character, that's all there is as he is trapped doing the same thing day after day. This movie would probably feel more like a psychological horror film for ESFPs.
8 Love: Yes Man
In Yes Man, Jim Carrey stars as a man stuck in a rut who decides to make one small change to turn his life around. He begins saying "yes" to anything that comes his way. This leads him to a more adventurous and spontaneous life than he had before.
This blind and bold need for adventure is the way many ESFPs live their lives. They love to try new things that come their way and have thrilling adventures. Yes Man feels like the kind of story they would fall in love with.
7 Hate: Adaptation
ESFPs like to cement their lives in facts and they hate abstract thinking. This seems to suggest that a surreal comedy like Adaptation might just drive them crazy.
The film comes from the brilliant yet zany mind of Charlie Kaufman and is supposed to be an adaption of the novel The Orchid Thief. However, the actual film stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of Kaufman as he attempts to adapt The Orchid Thief but ends up writing himself into the story. The meta insanity of the movie is likely too much surrealism for an ESFP to handle.
6 Love: Clueless
Clueless is actually a loose and clever adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Emma. The film is set in the rich society of Beverly Hills and stars Alicia Silverstone as a young woman who avoids romantic entanglements of her own but seeks to help others find love and happiness.
ESFPs are known for putting the needs of others before those of their own. They act altruistically and offer help whenever they can. Like Cher in Clueless, their advice is not always helpful but they are there when needed.
5 Hate: Burn After Reading
Though the Coen Brothers are known for their dark and violent films, they have made some hilarious comedies in the past, and Burn After Reading is among their funniest. The film stars the likes of Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Frances McDormand in the story of a misplaced file that leads to all kinds of conspiracies and paranoia.
Burn After Reading is so funny because it is about a bunch of unintelligent people who are led by their own wild theories rather than the actual facts. However, that might make it a totally frustrating comedy for most ESFPs.
4 Love: National Lampoon's Animal House
ESFPs can be critical thinkers but they usually don't have much patience for classroom learning. They prefer to learn through action and not be told which is the right way. They also tend not to think about long-term plans.
Given these traits, pretty much any college party comedy would be suitable for ESFPs, but Animal House seems like the best bet. This wild and hilarious 1970s comedy follows a frat house whose only concern is the next party.
3 Hate: As Good As It Gets
Jack Nicholson can be an incredibly likable leading man on film even when he is playing a terrible person. In As Good As It Gets, Nicholson plays a rude and anti-social man who is forced out of his comfort zone when he has to take care of his neighbor's dog.
As funny as Nicholson is in the role, the film would not be popular with ESFPs. This type hates negativity and gets annoyed by those who constantly complain. Given that Nicholson's character does a lot of that in the film, they should avoid this one.
2 Love: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a classic '80s comedy that is almost impossible to not enjoy. It seems like an especially great pick for any ESFP audiences as well as it is all about embracing the here-and-now and living in the moment.
Matthew Broderick stars as a young man who fakes sick to get a day off school and uses it as an opportunity to have endless fun and adventures. While Ferris might not be the most mature young man in the world, it's hard not to fall in love with his fun-loving ways.
1 Hate: Office Space
It feels like working in a monotonous office job would be living hell for an ESFP personality. They hate repetitive and boring activities, craving fun and adventure instead. Therefore, the world seen in Office Space would not be at all amusing to them.
The film follows a group of mid-level office workers who are faced with the same issues day after day: their dull boss, annoying coworkers' comments, and a temperamental copier machine. It certainly doesn't make office work any more appealing.
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April 27, 2020 at 05:30AM
