THEME EXPLORATION

human obsolescence

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mil cretins
Mil cretins
2011 · Ventura Pons
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
Rashomon
Rashomon
1950 · Akira Kurosawa
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Diary of a Country Priest
Diary of a Country Priest
1951 · Robert Bresson
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
A Trip to the Moon
A Trip to the Moon
1902 · Georges Méliès
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
Man on Wire
Man on Wire
2008 · James Marsh
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

Modern Times depicts the dehumanizing effects of industrial mechanization, where workers become extensions of machines rather than autonomous beings.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Stalker and Solaris explore humanity's obsolescence through encounters with advanced technology and artificial intelligence that challenge human purpose and consciousness.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival interrogate what makes humans irreplaceable when confronted with superior beings—artificial or extraterrestrial—forcing characters to confront their own obsolescence.