Tracing the thread…
His cosmic vision in 2001: A Space Odyssey explores humanity's insignificance against vast galactic forces and existential annihilation.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet UnionStalker and Solaris meditate on the destructive collision between human consciousness and incomprehensible cosmic intelligence.
Denis Villeneuve CanadaArrival and Blade Runner 2049 examine civilizational destruction through alien contact and the fragility of human worlds against cosmic forces.