Psychologus
Patrick Bateman is a complicated character. On surface, he is an accomplished 27-year-old man working on Wallstreet. He is engaged and has friends at work. But he also kills people. Even the reasons behind his killings are complex. There are conflicts within that drive instability. Within his emotional and behavioral states there is an oscillation […]
Within the MBTI typological framework, Johan Liebert most closely aligns with an INTJ-A (Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging – Assertive) profile. He plays the role of the Architect. This explains his actions leading to literally setting up the plan for not only self-annihilation but also the annihilation of the people who he considers made him into who he […]
Hannibal Lecter is one of the most famous depictions of a serial killer in popular culture. Born from Thomas Harris’s 1981 novel, The Red Dragon, Hannibal is an intelligent individual who engages in serial murders and cannibalism. However, instead of being uncouth or savage, he is a polite, well-mannered and esteemed psychiatrist renowned in higher […]
Portgas D. Ace is one of the characters in the world of One Piece which truly embodies the struggle of existential validation. On the surface it seems like Ace has the persona of a powerful and confident pirate, but a deep psychological analysis reveals a man who is consistently haunted by the original sin of […]
Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin), written and illustrated by Hajime Isayama, is one of the most psychologically ambitious manga series of the 21st century. Serialized from 2009 to 2021, it began as a post-apocalyptic survival story: humanity confined within massive walls, besieged by grotesque humanoid Titans. Yet as the narrative expanded, the series transformed […]
Monster is a fascinating anime that follows the story of a genius neurosurgeon Dr. Tenma and how his act of saving a young patient Johan Liebert alters the course of not just his own story but the story of many others. It is a unique anime that deals with the topic of nihilism in a […]
Jay Gatsby is a character originally from the tragedy novel “The Great Gatsby” by author F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925. He is described as a mysterious man who shrouds himself with an extravagant exterior – but an overly ambiguous history and an even more withheld romantic life. Over the years, there have been two […]
Peaky Blinders is a British crime drama that first aired in September 2013 and concluded in April 2022, spanning six seasons and following the rise of the Shelby family from street bookmakers to political power brokers in early 20th-century Birmingham. Across its nine-year run, the series became known for its striking cinematography and historical atmosphere. […]
Light Yagami is a complex antihero of the famous Japanese anime series ‘Death Note’ (running from 2006-2007). The anime features a story of how a high school student (Light) comes across a notebook that allows the person using it to kill someone by writing their name on it and visualizing a real image of them […]
Lou Bloom (from Nightcrawler, played by Jake Gyllenhaal) is a unique portrayal of a psychopath. He is indeed a morally vacuous character. But more than that, he is the embodiment of a mind conditioned to see the world – and himself – as machinery to be optimized. Not unlike the popular perception of many incredibly […]