The Big Sick
Sometimes a romantic comedy is so intelligent that it stands out from the crowd , and that ’s on the nose what happened with the 2017 filmThe Big Sick . Based on the true passion story of Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon , the flick tells the tale of Kumail ( playing himself ) and Emily ( Zoe Kazan ) as they meet , fall for each other , and then she falls into a coma .
Charming , sweet , and clever , the movie explores fellowship background , the awkwardness of dating someone raw , and what it really entail to be intimate someone . The character are so compelling and really make the motion picture . Here is theMBTIof each of the independent characters ofThe Big Sick .
Mary: INTJ
Kumail is a stand - up comedian , and one of his fellow comedian friends is Mary ( play by the gifted Aidy Bryant ) . At the end of the movie , Kumail ’s friends Mary and CJ ( Bo Burnham ) are moving to New York to seek to really make it in the industry . He decides to go too .
Mary is ambitious , intelligent , and really amusing . Her MBTI would be INTJ or " Conceptual Planner . " INTJs have a " longsighted - range visual sense " which describes Mary since she wants to move somewhere else and she ’s think about the futurity . She ’s " original " since she comes up with great put-on and write her own material , and she ’s also " concise " and " effective . "
Sam Highsmith: INTP
Sam Highsmith ( Ed Herbstman ) is another comedian inThe Big Sick . His MBTI would be INTP or " Objective Analyst . " As a bear - up comedian , he ’s only in the movie for a brief full point of time , so audiences do n’t know a mass of thing about him , but from his outdoor stage - up , it ’s clear that he observes everything around him in a very exceptional way . As the official description says , " They typically adopt a detached and concise way of break down the domain and often reveal new or innovative approaching . " He ’s " cognitive " and " skeptical . "
For exercise , part of his number is when he says , " I do n’t want Kyd . People say , ' Sam , you ’re gon na love it . This kid … you ’re gon na have a kid . He ’s gon na be your best acquaintance . ' A proficient supporter that puke on you and s***s everywhere and is constantly screaming . I already * have * friends like that . "
CJ: ISTP
CJ ( Bo Burnham ) and Kumail are really close friends . He has a smart sentience of humor , like when everyone is making fun of another comedian , Chris ( Kurt Braunohler ) and CJ says , " He ’s like Daniel Day - Lewis except he nurse . "
CJ is an ISTP or " Logical Pragmatist . " Some hoi polloi just say what they ’re think and that ’s what he does . As the verbal description says , " People with ISTP preferences incline to enjoy teach and hone a wiliness through their patient software of skill . " That could be applied to CJ and his work as a comic . He ’s also " realistic " and " ego - determined " and seems " adaptable " since he ’s cool with moving to a novel metropolis .
Naveed Nanjiana: ISTJ
Kumail ’s brother Naveed ( Adeel Akhtar ) loves teasing him , and they have an adorable and heartwarming sib relationship . His MBTI is ISTJ or " Reponsible Realist . "
The description says , " They typically bask working within clearly defined systems and processes in a traditional , task - oriented , critical mode . " That ’s on the button Naveed . ISTJs " value tradition . " He and Kumail have some tension in the celluloid when he teach that Kumail has a girlfriend ( Emily ) who is n’t of the same ground . Since Naveed married someone from the same background , he feel very powerfully about this custom . He ’s also " hardheaded . "
Sharmeen Nanjiani: ENTJ
Kumail ’s ma Sharmeen ( Zenobia Shroff ) loves her son so much and wants to plant him up . She ’s always ask in him over for a meal and then pretending to play surprised when a woman knocks on the threshold . Of course , she always ask for them to unite them while hoping to play matchmaker ( and of class , she fructify it up all along ) . She order these potential date that Kumail lovesThe X - Files , which adds a risible element to these conniption since every exclusive woman will bring up the TV series . ( It ’s also fun for fans of Kumail since he ’s a devotee of the show IRL . )
Sharmeen is an ENTJ or " Decisive Strategist . " She ’s determiend to set up an arranged marriage for Kumail , so she does " think strategically about the future tense . " She ’s " planful " and " square . " She ’s have a with child center , though . When Kumail is moving at the end of the picture show , his dad brings food that Sharmeen made : as Azmat say , " Biryani . For your stumble . Your darling . She made it herself specially for you with extra spud . "
Azmat Nanjiani: ISTJ
Like Kumail ’s chum , Kumail ’s dad Azmat ( Anupam Kher ) is also an ISTJ . He will " honor commitments " and he ’s " fair " and " sensible . "
When they key that he ’s date Emily , Kumail ’s mom and daddy stop talking to him and it ’s a really heartbreaking moment in the movie . At the death of the film , when Kumail is strike out and his dad comes to see him off , he makes it exculpated that they ’re not felicitous with him … but they ’re always going to love and care about him . As he dad order , " I am forbidden from hugging you . So . It was nice to have you as my son . Goodbye always . And do me a favour , when you reach New York , just text us and tell us that you ’ve give safely , okay ? " That really tell it all : his family will always be there for him , and they ’re all going to be okay .
Terry Gardner: INFJ
Ray Romano’sThe Big Sickcharacter , Terry , is Emily ’s daddy and Beth ’s wife . He ’s so comic in his unique way of life , and often seems like he ’s speaking too much for his mental capacity to catch up with him . He has such an lovely elbow room about him . He and his wife spend a lot of time with Kumail while Emily is in the hospital , and while at first her parents think that he give out her heart so they do n’t like him , they all bond .
Terry ’s MBTI would be INFJ or " Insightful Visionary . " He ’s " quietly inspiring " and such a dependable , decent soul . He ’s " insightful " and " sensitive . " Oe of his funniest lines of duologue is when he articulate , " lovemaking is n’t easy . That ’s why they call it love . " Kumail replies , " I do n’t really get that either " and Terry says , " I recognise . I thought I could just start state something , and something smart would come out . "
Beth Gardner: ESTJ
Holly Hunter’sThe Big Sickcharacter is passing closely with her girl , and she ’s very honest and real with Kumail . She does n’t hide the fact that she ’s cognizant of the details of their human relationship . One of her best lines : " You guys broke up . I ’m not sure why you ’re here . You do n’t have to worry about being invest to anything , Kumail , You did n’t want to when she was alert , there ’s no need to do it when she ’s unconscious . "
Beth is an ESTJ or " Efficient Organizer . " She is " outspoken " and " realistic . " She acts very tough and hardened , but that ’s because she ’s endure through some marriage problem since her married man slept with someone else and they ’re trying to get through it .
Kumail Nanjiani: INFP
Kumail Nanjiani ’s character reference is an INTP or " attentive dreamer . " He ’s " devoted " to his work as a comedian and to Emily , he ’s " creative , " and he ’s " empathetic . "
Kumail is also very " gentle " and " introspective . " He has a really tough time in the film voyage making himself happy and making his family glad . When he meets Emily , he say , " Now that the refinement are out of the elbow room I have to tell you that when you shout out at me it really threw me off and you really should n’t heckle comedian , it ’s so yokelish . " He feel really strongly about this and he just had to tell her .
Emily Gardner: ESTP
Zoe Kazan plays Emily inThe Big Sickand she ’s saucy , suspect , and does n’t shy away from telling someone off when they ’ve done something wrong .
Emily ’s MTBI would be ESTP or " Energetic Proble - Solver . " When she finds Kumail ’s box of photos of women that his ma has tried to set him up with , she gets upturned that he did n’t deal it with her , and she wants him to commit to her without any of these extra complications . She ’s " outgoing " and speaks her idea no matter where she is , and she ’s also " play loving " and " assertive . "
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