If The Phantom Menace portrayed the tension between Introverted and Extraverted Thinking (i.e. Ti and Te), then Attack of the Clones explores Extraverted versus Introverted Feeling (i.e. Fe vs. Fi).

Fe emphasises our duties and obligations within our respective social roles. As a Jedi, Obi-Wan has a duty that goes beyond his own personal feelings—he is a Jedi first and an individual second. On the other hand, Fi transcends these roles, freeing us from the context of whatever role we’re playing at the time: the guiding principle instead is what we personally feel is right—this is embodied by Anakin’s choices in the film.

These are the functions of Fe and Fi as acted-out within the psyche of an INTP, however. Fe is the Anima/Animus, being positive and idealised, whereas Fi is the Demonic Personality, being steeped in the darkest of connotations. It’s personal bonds that keep leading Anakin down the path of the Dark Side because he’s ignoring his larger duties and obligations.

One scene in particular makes this dichotomy quite plain: Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme are chasing Count Dooku on Geonosis when Padme falls out of their ship. Anakin demands that they fly back to get her, but Obi-Wan bites back: “Don’t let your personal feelings get in the way!” He then asks “What do you think Padme would do, were she in your position?” to which Anakin must admit, “She would do her duty.” Padme, of course, is Fe as the Anima. (See my earlier post on The Phantom Menace.)

Beyond all this, Te (as the Opposing Personality) gets another beating, this time as a political philosophy: when Anakin advocates what is essentially a benevolent dictatorship, his reasoning is simply, “If it works…” Meanwhile, Dex’s commentary on the difference between knowledge and wisdom can easily be interpreted as Te vs. Ti.

There’s more, but I need to ponder it further…

Finally, we come to the Demonic Personality, an archetype directly from the work of John Beebe. The name says it all, really.

For ENTPs, the Demonic Personality is Extraverted Sensation (Se), the function of visceral, immediate experience. As a Hero it’s dynamic and vivacious, but in the Demonic role it becomes a figure of threat and menace — the world of physical pleasure and pain can hold you at its mercy, should you allow it to.

In Brazil, we see this most vividly in the character of Spoor (Bob Hoskins), the Central Services heating engineer. Spoor wields the power of temperature control with malevolent glee: give into his demands or face freezing cold (or even homelessness). Note that while Jack and Mr. Helpman at least maintain an appearance of being kind and friendly, Spoor has no such pretence — he’s pure evil. This is the Demonic Personality at its core.

And so there we have it: Brazil, at its heart, is a depiction of the psyche of Terry Gilliam and, by extension, a general template for the kind of filter through which ENTPs see the world.

Some people have issues with typing “celebrities”, and I can certainly see their point. But in the case of an artist, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that perhaps their art is a more immediate, more honest look at their worldview.