THEME EXPLORATION

dystopian militarism

12 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Divergent
Divergent
2014 · Neil Burger
Mad Max
Mad Max
1979 · George Miller
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Ten Years Thailand
Ten Years Thailand
2018 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · Robert Rodriguez
Snowpiercer
Snowpiercer
2013 · Bong Joon-ho
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
A Face From the Past
A Face From the Past
1941 · Mikio Naruse
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · J. Lee Thompson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paul Verhoeven Netherlands

His films like RoboCop and Starship Troopers use satirical violence and militaristic aesthetics to critique authoritarian systems and corporate-military complexes.

 Kathryn Bigelow United States

She explores the psychological and moral costs of militarism in modern warfare through films like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty.