THEME EXPLORATION

cartoon apocalypse

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · James Cameron
Melancholia
Melancholia
2011 · Lars von Trier
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · —
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead
2004 · Edgar Wright
World War Z
World War Z
2013 · Marc Forster
Train to Busan
Train to Busan
2016 · Yeon Sang-ho
Iron Lung
Iron Lung
2026 · Mark Fischbach
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
1978 · George A. Romero
La Table tournante
La Table tournante
1988 · Jacques Demy
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1986 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mamoru Oshii Japan

His dystopian animated works like Ghost in the Shell explore technological apocalypse and the collapse of human identity in mechanized worlds.

 Kongkiat Khomsiri Japan

Films like Perfect Blue and Paprika depict psychological and reality-based apocalypses through surreal animated narratives that deconstruct civilization.