THEME EXPLORATION

chosen one

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
2016 · Olivier Assayas
Night of the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead
1968 · George A. Romero
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
The Fisher King
The Fisher King
1991 · Terry Gilliam
Three Colors: Blue
Three Colors: Blue
1993 · Krzysztof Kieślowski
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016 · Castille Landon
Digimon: The Movie
Digimon: The Movie
2000 · Mamoru Hosoda & Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Message from Space
Message from Space
1978 · Kinji Fukasaku
The 12 Disasters of Christmas
The 12 Disasters of Christmas
2012 · Steven R. Monroe
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like Black Swan and The Wrestler obsessively examine protagonists burdened by exceptional talent and the psychological cost of being singled out as special or chosen.

 Ari Aster United States

His horror films Hereditary and Midsommar deconstruct the 'chosen one' trope by portraying characters trapped by predetermined fates and cosmic selection with dread rather than heroism.