Horror films are the ultimate form of escapist entertainment. When audiences need thrills, they turn to the horror genre to provide a skin-shaking, spine-tingling and spirit-trembling viewing experience. But more than horror films being just an outlet for scares, nowadays, they have more substance to their stories.
This is always good news for viewers, especially when considering their MBTI® classification. For ENTJs (Extraverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging) or “The Commanders,” it helps if the film's heroes rise to the occasion to overcome the monstrous forces around them. Here are five horror films that ENTJ's will surely love and five they will hate.
10 Love: The Invisible Man (2020)
After 2017’s The Mummy failed to revitalize the Universal Monsters brand, Blumhouse jumped in for a solo project and brought in Upgrade director Leigh Whannell for a contemporary take on The Invisible Man. This reboot serves more as a cautionary tale of abusive relationships since it centers on a woman (Elisabeth Moss) who deduces that her boyfriend is stalking her.
This film cleverly uses H.G. Wells’ subtle themes to enhance the characterization. ENTJs will easily root for Cecilia Kass, even as she is pushed beyond her limits.
9 Hate: Saw 3D (2010)
There have been nine Saw movies (and that includes the upcoming Spiral). However, arguably the most derided installment of the slasher franchise has to be its 3D-ready seventh movie. In this entry, a man claiming to be a survivor of Jigsaw’s traps becomes part of the killer’s series of games.
Despite the heavy gore that fans anticipate, Saw 3D offers nothing but confusion in its continuity. ENTJs will be left with a rotten taste in their mouths once they find out there are no heroes or characters to root for.
8 Love: Midsommar (2019)
Ari Aster follows up his Hereditary success by exploring the themes of falling out and familial grief with Midsommar. This brightly lit horror film focuses on Dani (Florence Pugh), a college student who gets invited by her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) to a summer festival in Sweden. However, she soon finds herself in the clutches of a cult.
To fully grasp its mounting horrors, ENTJs must place themselves in the shoes of Dani, whose arc of overcoming anguish and pain is triumphant in the end, for better or worse.
7 Hate: Hereditary (2018)
On the other hand, there is Aster’s breakout success, Hereditary, which also explores familial grief. This supernatural horror film centers on the Graham family as they deal with a falling out when the matriarch Annie (Toni Collette) becomes haunted by her secretive grandmother.
It is an earth-shattering experience to witness an average family fall into a horrific tragedy when each family member has his or her destined fate. For this reason, it will be hard to watch for ENTJ who will be left flummoxed as to how to interpret this cautionary tale.
6 Love: It (2017)
2017’s It is the second adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel about the titular demonic entity who mostly takes the form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård). After his ravaging killing spree, a group of misfit kids known as “The Losers Club” resolve to stop him.
This horror movie was released in the tumultuous period when horror adventures were getting reinvigorated for mainstream audiences, thanks to Stranger Things. Thus, It represents what ENTJs seek in a horror film: middling yet strong-willed characters overcoming the odds against horrific obstacles.
5 Hate: Under the Skin (2014)
While this one is pure science fiction, Under the Skin has dread and horror written all over it. Director Jonathan Glazer implements unorthodox filmmaking to authentically capture the perspective of an extraterrestrial living among civilians and blending in order to prey on victims. This extraterrestrial being comes in the form of a woman with the likeness of Scarlett Johansson.
The setup is simple enough. But the true suspense comes in the extraterrestrial being luring men into an inescapable void. This premise will deter ENTJs who will find the apathy and barrenness of the women truly unsettling.
4 Love: Jaws (1975)
Jaws is the landmark movie that invented the modern summer blockbuster and made Steven Spielberg a household name. Based on the Peter Benchley novel, this thriller takes place in the resort town of Amity Island, where police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) must hunt down a deadly great white shark.
The film’s pure dread comes from the tense buildup, thanks to the two haunting chords and few shark appearances. Yet, ENTJs will take home the heroic quest theme here, when effectively hunting Bruce.
3 Hate: Misery (1990)
Back in Stephen King territory, Misery tells the story of famous author Paul Sheldon (James Caan), who was saved by obsessive fan Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) from a blizzard accident. When Wilkes discovers that Sheldon plans to kill off her most favorite character, she forces him to rewrite the story or face his dread.
The most notable thing about this thriller is Bates’ outstanding performance as she jumps from a nurturing nurse to a deadly psychopath. ENTJs will easily be repelled by her frightful extremes, as well as Sheldon’s trauma.
2 Love: Alien (1979)
Alien is the best of both sci-fi and horror and propelled director Ridley Scott and star Sigourney Weaver to fame. The film’s premise falls in its famous tagline: “In space, no one can hear you scream,” and it centers on a spacecraft crew who encounters an alien that terrorizes them.
While there is lore intrigue underneath its xenomorph skin, this film is brimming with compelling characters and terrifying suspense that will keep ENTJs invested and they will easily place themselves in the shoes of Ellen Ripley.
1 Hate: Carrie (1976)
One of the most famous Stephen King adaptations, Carrie tells the cautionary tale of the titular girl (Sissy Spacek), who has been a subject of mockery by her classmates and scrutiny by her mother. When she is pushed to the brink during prom, Carrie unleashes an indomitable power of telekinesis that no one has seen before.
Witnessing such an innocent girl be transformed into a chaotic figure will turn off ENTJs, right to the infamous gruesome prom climax. And the presence of plentiful dislikable characters, like Piper Laurie’s paranoid Margaret White, does not help.
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July 25, 2020 at 05:30AM
