THEME EXPLORATION

animation versus reality

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2000 · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke
1997 · Hayao Miyazaki
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
State of Fear
State of Fear
1990 · Janusz Kijowski
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After
2010 · Mike Mitchell
Love on Trial
Love on Trial
2026 · Koji Fukada
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 · Terry Gilliam
Avalon
Avalon
2001 · Mamoru Oshii
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
Duck Amuck
Duck Amuck
1953 · Chuck Jones
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

His films like Paprika and Perfect Blue blur the boundaries between animated and live-action worlds, exploring how reality and fantasy become indistinguishable.

 Michel Gondry France

He seamlessly blends animation with live-action cinematography to visualize imagination and memory, making the subjective internal world as vivid as physical reality.