THEME EXPLORATION

freedom vs. destiny

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
1998 · Steve Hickner
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Lives of Others
The Lives of Others
2006 · Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006 · James McTeigue
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Shape of Water
The Shape of Water
2017 · Guillermo del Toro
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
Strawberry and Chocolate
Strawberry and Chocolate
1993 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Dune
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Krzysztof Kieślowski Poland

His masterpiece 'Three Colors' trilogy and 'Decalogue' explore how individual choices intersect with seemingly predetermined fate through interconnected narratives.

 David Lynch United States

Lynch's surrealist works like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead' blur the boundaries between free will and mysterious forces controlling reality, leaving viewers questioning agency itself.