It could be useful to have a thread about behaviors that create charisma and positive social exchange. I thought this video was helpful.[...snipped]
Responding to the OP:
Disclaimer
I don't watch superhero movies, so I don't know any of the characters in the video in the OP. I just know the names from Hollywood gossip videos. (The only person in the video who I even vaguely know is Craig Ferguson, the late night talk show host who is goofing around with Larson's shoulders in a couple short bits in the OP video.) So I'm just judging by what I'm seeing in the OP video.
Having said that, I think there are two issues I want to raise:
Se, not Fe
The OP talks about the nature of Fe. But when I watched the video clip, I saw little or no Fe. Instead I saw lots of Se, mostly in the male stars (Hemsworth and Chris Pratt), and also in the "likability" concepts discussed by the narrator.
To expand on that point:
I have an Fe-Dom brother and an Se-Dom sister. If I were to try to express the difference in a sentence or two, I would say that the difference between Fe and Se is more or less like this:
--Fe is about sensing the temperature of a room, setting an appropriate demeanor, and then subtly trying to build an emotional consensus on values or emotions. It tends to be more "intense" than Se.
--Se is about being playful. It can result in being silly, giddy, lots of joking and horsing around, etc. It tends to be lighter and more nonsensical.
Again, I don't know any background on the young actors appearing in the video, so I don't know if they are Se-Dom or not. But I would argue that, for the purpose of the interviews shown in the video, Pratt and Hemsworth were at least creating Se-related personas for the purpose of keeping the interview light and fun and for the purpose of appearing non-threatening and likable. And talk-show host Craig Ferguson is definitely an Se-Dom. (I used to watch his late-night show.)
Also, the tricks that the narrator of the video suggested were largely Se-related: For example, if you want to *appear* more likable, then you should try to *act* more likable: Take the lead by handing out compliments liberally, react to the situation with jokes and goodwill (even when you suspect the other person might have been putting you down), etc. I associate such devices more with Se than with Fe.
The only people who didn't use Se in the video were Larson and Russell Brand. Brand is a more intense personality than Hemsworth and Pratt and might have been using Fe or Ne. (But I don't know him enough to say.)
Why wasn't Larson using Se?
Larson was suffering from "likability" issues in this video, and I can think of two easy explanations off the top of my head:
First explanation:
If her male co-stars are using lots of Se and clowning around during promotional interviews together, then maybe Larson doesn't *want* to use Se. Maybe Larson wants to use some other approach and set herself apart from the crowd. For example, she might be deliberately creating a persona where she acts like kind of an over-the-top bitchy woman, but she plays it with a straight face so that it's up to people to guess whether she's joking or being serious. In other words, it might be a deliberate choice on her part to try to distinguish herself from her co-actors and act like the queen bee in any gathering. It may be her way of avoiding appearing to defer to the others or disappearing into the crowd and being "just another pretty face."
I guess her main role (Captain Marvel) is supposed to be a kick-ass "Mary Sue" character. So maybe she's trying to channel a similar persona in interviews--kind of in-your-face and damn-the-torpedoes.
However, it might not be a good look. It has gotten her some bad press, i.e., people say that she is abrasive and unlikable. When all the other actors and interviewers are using lots of Se and acting likable and silly and giddy, then acting abrasive and annoying as a contrast may not be a good look.
A different possibility:
I've heard it suggested that Larson might be an introvert. Apparently she has a YouTube channel (never watched it myself), and people have criticized her videos for being too introverted: Not enough portrayals of friends, partying, etc. So that could be another easy explanation for bitchiness on the part of Larson in promotional interviews for movies. I've heard that these promotional tours are exhausting. And if Larson is an introvert trying to keep up with a bunch of extraverted co-stars, she may get kind of frazzled at times and turn bitchy or defensive. In such a situation, the extraverts will still come off as likable (because Se and extraversion), while the introvert will get frazzled and come off as unlikable and defensive.
If that's the case (in other words, if Larson is an introvert and is simply getting tired and defensive and irritable), then the narrator is correct: Larson could benefit by learning more Se like her male co-stars.
My own personal opinion
But actually my own personal opinion is that Larson is doing what I suggested in the first explanation: I suspect that she has deliberately chosen a bitchy persona to distinguish herself from her peers and somewhat match her on-screen presence. And if it's a deliberate choice, then she probably knows and accepts the trade-offs: She loses in terms of likability but she gains in terms of standing out and being a "presence" in these interviews, where she might otherwise get lost in the crowd.
Of course, other explanations are also possible. But these are the things that came to my mind from just watching the video in the OP and not knowing any of the people from other sources. I kind of suspect that Larson is being bitchy and over-the-top on purpose. Her male co-stars are big and handsome and imposing, and they use lots of Se in order to appear fun and friendly and likable--it's a strategic choice on their part to appear warm and fun in keeping with the goofiness of their roles. Whereas Larson is smaller and less imposing, so she could be choosing to go the opposite route to increase her presence in the room: Be a bit bitchy and annoying and inscrutable in order to keep from disappearing into the crowd. Such a persona may grate on people, but at least she gets noticed. And in Hollywood, "getting noticed" is the name of the game.