THEME EXPLORATION

civilization vs nature

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's futile struggle against nature's indifference, from jungle expeditions to volcanic landscapes.

 Terrence Malick United States

He portrays the tension between industrial civilization and the sublime beauty of the natural world through philosophical meditation and visual poetry.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical cinema explores how humans attempt to impose meaning and order on nature, revealing the spiritual cost of civilization's dominance.