THEME EXPLORATION

hubris and ambition

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
1936 · Max Ophuls
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
Film Lesson
Film Lesson
1991 · Werner Herzog
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · David Frankel
Cold War
Cold War
2018 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
Touki Bouki
Touki Bouki
1973 · Djibril Diop Mambéty
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

Sunset Boulevard and The Apartment dissect the dangerous ambitions of individuals climbing Hollywood's ladder, revealing the moral compromises and humiliation that result from unchecked desire.

 Michael Cimino USA

Heaven's Gate exemplifies how directorial ambition and ego can lead to artistic ruin, while The Deer Hunter explores the hubris of war and its devastating human consequences.