Sensors Vs. Intuitives in Media

[rain]

I've noticed that Sensors typically do not like Voice-Over in the films they're watching.

They like action- something that happens- that you have to pay attention to. Unfortunately, I do not notice these nuances of action- however my ESFP roommate and I had a movie marathon in the past weekend, and I noticed that she and I had very different ideas of "engaging and captivating"

Namely, she preferred films without voice-over and more action whereas I didn't understand films with too much action and no character commentary because I would have to see it over and over again to understand what was happening.

I have to say here that my ESFP roommate is very sharp- oftentimes she sees things that I don't notice- and vice versa as well- I'm more in tuned with abstract thinking- and understand context behind the subtext of language and communication- but she is more adept at understanding the immediate situation and what that implicates.

Therefore, despite the fact that I've already guessed the ending of the film, when we see it from the beginning, she'll understand the immediate plot line much better. Also she is moved to tears more easily than I am. An emotional piece of work will make her cry, whereas I will think it is somewhat artificial (in that I can't separate the creator from the work itself, and will think, oh, I see what the director was trying to do here, how brilliant, etc)

Does anyone else have experiences with Sensors in analysing information?

[brecia]

My sister who is an ESTJ likes watching movies and cry for its end.I tell her if it is a sad movie why do you ever watch it?Don't you have your own problems to be sorry???
She likes getting emotional for the fiction.I get emotional,too.If i can relate my situation in the film and if i was hyper emotional at then ,but rarely.

I don't know but,sensors from what i've gathered so far are not easy to deal with.They see things as they are.And stuck in the past and its effects on the present.However the situation improves or you console them pof! there is nothing wrong anymore.If i see something problematic,i approach to it to solve it,i'm restless until i find a reasonable solution at least for its immediate effects.I see it with its past ,see the outcome in the present and try to eliminate it for the future,so i try to foresee the future,too.They have a narrow vision in that sense.Not because they are less intelligent etc...They see what they have currently and enjoy to suffer. Yes, i don't like S types :) Don't blame me!I'm surrounded by them!

[ya lyublyu tebya]

I don't think I even know any Sensors, but my dad and I (INTJs) are the biggest saps ever when it comes to movies. Half the theater won't be doing anything more than pouting at a sad scene or smiling at a sentimental scene, and the two of us will be hysterical. :laugh: Seems incongruous.

[reckful]

There's a well-established 5th temperament dimension that isn't included in the Myers-Briggs typology and relates to how anxiety-prone and emotionally volatile you are. It's sometimes referred to as "Neuroticism," but it's not a psychological disorder.

The Big 5/SLOAN typology refers to it as Emotional Stability, and refers to the two poles as Calm and Limbic. Here's a Big 5/SLOAN test (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) that includes the Calm/Limbic dimension, and here's a post of mine (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) that explains how the SLOAN test correlates with the MBTI dimensions and also discusses the Calm/Limbic dimension.

The reason I'm posting this here is that, as I understand it, whether you're Limbic or Calm can be a significant factor when it comes to how easily you cry at the movies. I'm Limbic, and I'm an easy mark.

[drmiller100]

my gf is an istj.

She asked me the other day why cows in a field always face the same way.

[Samoan Corleone]

I like films where I can dissect motifs and themes and symbols and the message and stuff like that. Those are the kinds of things I look for when watching a film, and the things I'll being up in conversation. I had a friend (most likely a sensor) who had to rent and watch The Deer Hunter for a project back in high school and told me it was, bar none, the most boring and pointless film he'd ever seen, and that he had to keep rewatching it due to falling asleep. I saw it a while later and I LOVED it! There was so much symbolism (although the director says there was no intended symbolism, there's stuff I'm sure he wouldn't have added for no good reason) and so much depth and complexity to the characters that I couldn't comprehend my friend's opinion.

There are also a handful of films that I can see appealing to both Sensors and iNtuitives; Pulp Fiction comes to mind.

I've also rejected plenty of offers to see Transformers 2 with people. CGI and Megan Fox fan service don't quite cut it for me in terms of selling points.

[TheBlackKnight]

If I can already see where the movie is going to end, I'll disconnect and think about something else for a while, occasionally tuning in to make sure the movie is going the way it should to get to the ending I've seen. I won't be able to follow immediate plotlines if I'm bored. I also tend to zone out on actions scenes, because there's just really nothing that catches my interest. I like stories that are heavy on plot and that I can't predict. Special effects should only serve to enhance the story, not become the only reason for watching the movie.

My dad is an ESFJ. He likes the exact opposite. Story is an excuse for special effects and action sequences.

I find his movies gaudy and contrived. He finds mine lackluster and too much effort to follow.

[INTJoe]

Sensors are certainly more likely to feel engaged by images that stimulate their.. well... senses.

As an intuitive, I find films with too many cuts or too much action to be disgusting and really uninteresting. It's like I get it... action. Wow. How captivating.

I'm not saying good films can't have action, but it has to be sensitively done. It has to fit with the context and can't just be totally arbitrary nonsense.

Like when Sonny gets shot up in The Godfather. The scene is loud and very sensory and obviously appeals to a low-brow viewer, but it fits with the film. Sorry to ruin Godfather for anyone who is still waiting to see it! I hear Netflix will have it in stock soon.

[Samoan Corleone]

Also, in gaming, I'm really looking forward to Heavy Rain. I can see how some people would be put off it, though. My brother said it would essentially be Athens 2004 in disgiuse; he says the whole game looks like it's just comprised of minigames that involve button-mashing and timing, and that it would lack action and excitement. The story and gameplay designed so that basically everything you do affecting the outcome, which is non-linear gameplay at its finest, are what draws me. It really is the type of game I've been waiting for all my life.

[Seducer]

I've noticed that Sensors typically do not like Voice-Over in the films they're watching.

I just recalled that I've heard a lot of anime fans say that they dislike anime dubbed in english and they prefer to read subtitles. I never understood what was the big deal for them, because I prefer it to be dubbed. If I have to read the subtitles, then I can't watch the film very well.