ENTP 7w8 Characters
Carl is a naïve idealistic fool who pursues his vision with such aggression, he gets a lot of innocent people killed. He has a grand idea to sail to Skull Island and film scenes on the cheap there, because he thinks it will get butts in the theater seats. He promises people a lot of money he never intends to pay them (at least not now), and is annoyed when his producers harp on about the “details” (like how much this is costing) rather than seeing the big picture. Like a lot of ENPs, he is crazier about his idea than the reality of it, and all the Se-users around him think he’s insane to keep wanting to put them at risk to carry out his grand visions. He ignores and underestimates how dangerous the island is and almost gets trampled trying to film dinosaurs (in anticipation of selling movie tickets; “if you’re not in the shot, they won’t believe it’s real!”). Later, he immediately switches his plan for a movie into a notion of using Kong as a main attraction in New York, not realizing that Kong could wreak havoc, kill people, and wind up dead… because Carl doesn’t learn from any of his mistakes (a blind spot of under-developed inferior Si). He’s already seen the chaos and damage Kong has created on the island, and ignores it, because he’s so excited to turn a profit off him. His TiFe axis is all about charming people and getting them to do what he wants. He’s logical about a lot of things (yes, he can make money this way, and yes, we have to replace our missing starlet, and it doesn’t matter with whom provided she fits the costumes), but amoral in how he chooses to make his decisions. Unlike the emotional feelers around him, he sees Kong as a business proposal rather than a living, breathing creature. He sees Kong’s love for Ann as a way to trap and profit off him, rather than something to respect or be in awe of. And as a true narcissist, when Kong winds up dead because of him, Carl denies his responsibility by saying “Beauty killed the beast.” Unhealthy Fe tends to blame others rather than themselves, and he has it in spades.
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Carl is all about telling the ultimate story, and giving people an impossible spectacle to react to, which would be a 7’s approach to filmmaking. He wants to blow people’s minds with the thrill of discovery, and instead of backing off when things get dangerous, he escalates the action, focuses on what a rush it has given him, and talks about how amazing the footage is, because to him, it’s pure novelty. He takes risks because he overreaches, over-estimates his own potential, is constantly gambling that he will come out on top, and does not want to face the possible consequences of failure (such as dying). It is all “worth it” in terms of pushing boundaries and giving his audience an incredible moviegoing experience.
His general lack of fearfulness can be a problem; he escalates dangerous situations by refusing to back down, putting himself in dangerous positions to get the best angle, in seeing people who are afraid as “weak,” and by pushing them into danger without hesitation. No one argues with him much, because he just ignores what they have to say. He has a history of not paying his bills and assuming he can get away with it, and wanting to exploit situations to his advantage. Rather than planning things, he thinks they can confidently handle whatever lies ahead, after or as it happens.
