A Beautiful Mind: Let's Type!

Originally Posted by cryptonia

yugh... that's one of those ideas that's become so well rooted into my worldview, with so many reasons hanging off of every end, that it would take me forever to explain even if I felt comfortable enough to do so.

I read somewhere that NTs' thoughts, after they had matured, would be entirely unintelligible in language if they were just directly translated... I'm thinking this is one of those times. I could run through and be "well here's one side of it... and here's another... and then there's this, too," (again, assuming I even wanted to do so), but even then there'd be all sorts of things left out, anyway. Quite simply, I just don't think it would be good for me or others if I did.

Boy, talk about beat around the bush. No need to explain. I was just curious.

I've seen this movie several times. I'm positive Nash is INTx (in the movie and real life). In the beginning, he says, "[c]lasses will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity." He refuses to do anything less than original, groundbreaking work, and sets very high standards for himself. However, I'm not sure whether to call him an INTP or INTJ, more likely INTP. His humor and extroverting aspect seems consistent with an INTP type.

As for his wife, I'm not really sure. I suppose INFJ fits. She would certainly need to be an N of some kind.

Yeah, I havent seen this movie, but after seeing those clips, I'm definatly going to rent it out.

Yeah, shes INFJ, and he's INTP

Originally Posted by Stickynotee

Yeah, I havent seen this movie, but after seeing those clips, I'm definatly going to rent it out.

Yeah, shes INFJ, and he's INTP

You should rent it out. Pretty amazing movie about John Nash!

INFJs are such lovely people. Too bad my pet peeve happens to be "you're not listening"

Originally Posted by Ogion

Well there is another aspect to this too: He really isn't what you would call 'mentally healthy' ;)
And MBTI is not really apt for mental disorders, as i gathered...(?)

Yeah MBTI isn't meant for mental disorders, but in this movie it's quite clear that his actual personality isn't quite affected by his mental disorder. The real problem is like sociopaths testing as 100% T when there's an extra factor in there somewhere.

Originally Posted by snail

I would massively be capable of falling in love with someone like that character, but I would probably regret it.

What can I say, INTPs are just extremely loveable people. ;)

I spent a very long time trying to disprove Jennifer Connellys personality in this movie being INFJ for two very strong reasons:
-I happen to be very fond of Jennifer Connelly.
-INFJ is the MB type of my mother.

So with the full attention of an INTP for twenty minutes or so, fighting against primal freudian fears, I reached the conclusion that she is most definitly an INFJ. The only thing I might doubt is when she got up to fix the window situation in class, making her more T or E maybe. :P

i love this movie.. yeah the woman is definitely an INFJ.. and the professor INTP i think...

Originally Posted by Zulban

Yeah MBTI isn't meant for mental disorders, but in this movie it's quite clear that his actual personality isn't quite affected by his mental disorder. The real problem is like sociopaths testing as 100% T when there's an extra factor in there somewhere.



What can I say, INTPs are just extremely loveable people. ;)

I spent a very long time trying to disprove Jennifer Connellys personality in this movie being INFJ for two very strong reasons:
-I happen to be very fond of Jennifer Connelly.
-INFJ is the MB type of my mother.

So with the full attention of an INTP for twenty minutes or so, fighting against primal freudian fears, I reached the conclusion that she is most definitly an INFJ. The only thing I might doubt is when she got up to fix the window situation in class, making her more T or E maybe. :P

Nah, I've been known for doing stuff like that, too.

I think he's an unstable INTJ who has an incredibly powerful Ni.

Originally Posted by Ogion

Well there is another aspect to this too: He really isn't what you would call 'mentally healthy' ;)
And MBTI is not really apt for mental disorders, as i gathered...(?)

Ogion

(I gotta add though: That near to the lights from the house, i somehow doubt they would see the stars so well :-P)

The Guards SJ were after him. Called a Witch Hunt when they are after the Socialites ISFP, but John Nash was an INTP. Don't know about John Crowe?

Thinking leading to spirals of suicide and delusion trip.