The Enneagram in a Movie

Mario, TJ are joined by special guest Milton Stewart, an Enneagram facilitator, teacher, and coach, as they explore Enneagram Type One, “Striving to Feel Perfect,” through Spike Lee’s films and the director himself. Starting with “Do the Right Thing,” they discuss the prolific director’s approach in exploring race relations, urban crime, and other political issues. “Anger is an emotion of the One, and it’s a different kind of anger than we see in the Eight.” - Mario Sikora [16:40]“It’s not something that is necessarily widely known, but he has been very consistent in making sure that there’s a lot of Black people behind the scenes in his movies as well as in front of the camera.” - TJ Dawe [31:15]“How it ends literally gives you the moral of what we should be thinking about and doing. To look at dealing with things when it comes to violence and how to actually solve problems and issues.” - Milton Stewart [44:29]TIMESTAMPS[00:04] Intro[00:57] Our special guest, Milton Stewart[02:16] The featured director: Spike Lee[04:26] The hosts’ thoughts on Spike Lee’s movies[10:52] Enneagram Type 1[15:59] Anger is an emotion of the 1[18:34] The subtypes[23:01] Seeing the world as it is[28:16] About Spike Lee[33:17] First movie: “Do the Right Thing”[37:23] Hosts’ reactions to the film[41:46] Type One themes[49:34] Trash can through the window[54:04] Buggin Out and Giancarlo Esposito[55:15] Final thoughts[1:00:44] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.caMilton Stewart:Web: kaizencareers.comPod: doitforthegrampodcast.comIG: @doitforthegrampodcastIG: @kaizencareers

In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe talk about the Navigating Seven through the 2005 film, Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. While this movie is all about navigating, they focus on Knightley’s character, Elizabeth, the strong-willed daughter who navigates falling in love in 19th-century England.TIMESTAMPS[00:03] Intro[00:50] About this week’s movie[02:49] Hosts’ thoughts on the movie[09:05] Elizabeth as a Type Seven[18:44] Other Seven-ish things[24:22] Navigating about Elizabeth[34:32] Navigating Seven[43:44] This movie as Transmitting Seven[49:47] Other characters’ Enneagram Types[1:11:31] Closing commentsConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.caTJ Ingrassia:Web: tjingrassia.comYouTube: @TypeCast

In this episode, TJ Ingrassia returns to The Enneagram in a Movie podcast to discuss the TV show, Shrinking, with Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe. They examine the Preserving Five through the character of Dr. Paul Rhoades, played by Harrison Ford, focusing exclusively on Season Two.Connect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.caTJ Ingrassia:Web: tjingrassia.comYouTube: @TypeCast

In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe discuss the Transmitting Five through the character of Sherlock Holmes, exploring the portrayal played by Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC reboot of Sherlock.Connect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora:IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.ca

In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe explore the Navigating Five through the 2016 movie, Arrival, starring Amy Adams.Connect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.ca

In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe explore the Transmitting Eight through the film, The Dark Knight Rises, starring Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway. The Transmitting Eight is probably the most aggressive of the 27 subtypes as it’s the stereotype people have in their minds when they think of Type Eight, which is Striving for Feel Powerful. Transmitters are about expression and tend to be more assertive and outgoing. They also want to have an impact in the world and reshape the world in their own image. Mario and TJ explore how they see this in Bane, played by Hardy.“One of the other things that I see about Transmitters is that they tend to be the people who… they want to have an impact on the world. And they want to put their stamp on it and leave some sort of legacy. So these are the people that are often the world changers. The people that want to reshape the world in some way.” - Mario [07:25] “The desire to make an impact–whether it’s on the person I’m talking to or on the world–doesn’t always come out through verbal expression, but it probably comes out in some equivalent of it, of like pay attention to me. And when a Transmitter has the microphone, you’re going to have a hard time taking it away from them. They love expressing themselves and they take relish in doing it.” - TJ [10:21]TIMESTAMPS[00:04] Intro[00:30] This week’s movie[04:33] The Transmitting Instinctual Bias[10:03] Bane as a Transmitter[15:43] Three people walk into a room[18:11] Other ways of transmitting[23:02] Bane is not actually in charge[27:26] Selina Kyle as a Transmitter[29:41] Transmitting in Christopher Nolan[34:01] The transmitting idea of legacy[36:27] The fight scenes[40:02] Bane likes to talk[42:47] Preserving Eight vs Navigating Eight[46:16] Other Transmitting Eights[56:58] Pattern of Expression[59:08] One more Transmitting EightConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.ca

In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe dive into an episode of the TV show, “The Last of Us,” starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, This episode from the first season, “Long, Long Time,” captures the Preserving Eight as it centers around Nick Offerman’s Bill, a Doomsday prepper, and his relationship to Frank, played by Murray Barlett. Their relationship is the heart of the show as it explores some of the complexity we see in humans such as nesting and nurturing.“And we see this kind of handiness in Bill that is often very related to preservers in general, but Preserving Eights in particular. This competence. I know what the challenges are. I know what is needed to build and protect my castle and I’m going to do it.” - Mario [16:49]“Being able to provide this guy with a shower, being able to give him new clothes, being able to give him a good meal, and pour wine correctly in a nice glass and serve it on nice dishes, that’s very much a Preserver’s expression of love.” - TJ [35:16]TIMESTAMPS[00:03] Intro[00:23] This week’s topic[04:38] Thoughts on episode[06:59] Type Eight in Bill[11:46] Bill’s letter[16:02] Nesting and nurturing[21:31] Pleasure in preserving things[27:18] Scarcity begets selfishiness[30:38] The heart of the episode[36:10] Navigating Eight vs Transmitting Eight[38:42] Other characters[45:27] Other Preserving Eights[48:00] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora: IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.ca

Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe return with a new season of Enneagram in a Movie podcast, starting with a series on the subtypes. Every other week, they will focus on a subtype with a movie that captures it well. In this episode, they discuss The Godfather II, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, to explore the Navigating Eight. The 1974 film features a lot of Type Eight–Striving to Feel Powerful–with different subtypes. Mario and TJ dissect how the parallel storyline and different subtypes between the two significant characters–Vito, played by De Niro and Michael, played by Pacino–come into play as they try to assert and maintain power.“This guy is all about power. He is not all about detachment. He is all about power and vengeance. This whole movie is about vengeance from the very beginning until the very end. The theme is vengeance. And that is the traditional fixation of Type Eight." - Mario [13:37]“It’s very much like a Navigating nightmare is to be exiled, to be cut off completely.” - TJ [45:38]TIMESTAMPS[00:03] Intro[00:49] This week’s movie[05:00] Which movie’s better?[09:06] Two Type Eight characters[10:17] Striving to Feel Powerful[12:34] Michael: Preserving Eight[17:17] Type Eight in Vito[23:09] The Navigating Domain[28:10] Vito and the landlord[32:52] Noticing and watching[34:29] Other examples of navigating[39:58] It’s the game that counts[44:41] The theme of isolation and exile[49:29] Mafia is very hierarchical[52:41] How this could have played differently[1:01:26] Other Navigating Eights[1:04:37] OutroConnect with us:Awareness to ActionEnneagram on DemandThe Awareness to Action Enneagram PodcastMario Sikora:IG: @mariosikoraTikTok: @mariosikoraWeb: mariosikora.comSubstack: mariosikora.substack.comBook: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear ThinkingTJ Dawe:Web: tjdawe.ca

TJ and Mario take a trip down nostalgia lane to explore the 1979 classic "The Muppet Movie," filled with cameos from all of your grandparents' favorite celebrities!

The movie "A Real Pain" is a sensitive and touching portrayal of an Enneagram type Seven in an existential crisis and his trip to visit his beloved grandmother's home in Poland with his type Six cousin. Both Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg give pitch-perfect portrayals of these two Enneagram profiles. Mario and TJ break it all down in this video.

TJ and Mario discuss the career of Gene Hackman, focusing on some of their favorite performances.

Celebrating the new availability (FINALLY!) of one of Mario's favorite movies from the 1980s, we talk about William Friedken's underappreciated gem, "To Live and Die in LA" from the perspective of the Enneagram. #enneagram4 #toliveanddieinla #williamfriedkin

TJ Dawe and Mario Sikora talk about the Oscar-nominated "Emilia Perez" through the lens of the Enneagram, paying close attention to the main characters Emilia and Rita.

Mario and TJ discuss the Enneagram types represented in Mario’s favorite TV experience of 2024—Season 4 of “Slow Horses,” starring Gary Oldman (playing a vivid Transmitting One) and Kristin Scott Thomas (playing a clear Navigating One).

TJ and Mario shine an Enneagram light on TJ's favorite TV experience of 2024--"What We Do In the Shadows." We look at the question: are vampires inherently Four-ish?

Mario explains why American Fiction was his favorite movie experience of 2024.

TJ chooses his favorite movie experience of 2024--"Anora."

TJ and Mario talk about how the movies of Wes Anderson provide insights into understanding the Preserving Instinctual Bias.

In this episode of "The Enneagram in a Movie," Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe delve into the classic film "Get Shorty," exploring its rich themes through the lens of the Enneagram and the navigating instinctual bias. Join Mario and TJ as they discuss what makes "Get Shorty" a brilliant example of navigating dynamics, highlighting Elmore Leonard's knack for crafting intricate, character-driven narratives. They examine the standout performances of John Travolta, Rene Russo, Gene Hackman, and others, as well as how Travolta's portrayal of Chili Palmer embodies both navigating and transmitting instincts. Along the way, they touch on Elmore Leonard’s legacy in film adaptations, making this episode an insightful deep-dive for both film buffs and Enneagram enthusiasts alike! Whether you're revisiting the movie or discovering it for the first time, this engaging conversation will deepen your appreciation for its storytelling, character complexities, and more.

In this episode of "The Enneagram in a Movie," Mario Sikora and TJ Dawe turn their attention to the 2022 indie film "Emily the Criminal" starring Aubrey Plaza. As they explore the Enneagram Type 8 through Emily's journey, they highlight the film’s complex portrayal of a Navigating Type 8 woman, capturing both her grit and vulnerability as she faces the harsh realities of economic struggle, debt, and crime in modern-day Los Angeles. Mario and TJ discuss how Emily’s story embodies classic Type 8 characteristics, including a relentless drive, quick adaptation to difficult circumstances, and a fierce sense of justice and self-reliance. The conversation delves into her transformation from a gig worker drowning in debt to a criminal mastermind who owns her identity as “Emily the Criminal.” They compare Emily’s depiction to other iconic female Type 8 characters and emphasize the need for more rich, multidimensional female Type 8 roles in cinema. This discussion is a must-watch for Enneagram enthusiasts, film buffs, and anyone fascinated by powerful character studies.