THEME EXPLORATION

innocent optimism

10 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Five Fingers of Death
Five Fingers of Death
1972 · Cheng Chang Ho
Pippa Passes
Pippa Passes
1909 · D.W. Griffith
Special Effects
Special Effects
1984 · Larry Cohen
The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3
2023 · Antoine Fuqua
The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer
1975 · Kar-leung Lau
Trolls Holiday
Trolls Holiday
2017 · Joel Crawford
Inhuman Kiss
Inhuman Kiss
2019 · Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Mark L. Lester
The Argyle Secrets
The Argyle Secrets
1948 · Cy Endfield
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His films celebrate wonder and hope through young protagonists who face darkness with curiosity and kindness rather than cynicism.

 Wes Anderson United States

His whimsical, pastel-colored worlds and earnest characters embody a childlike optimism despite underlying melancholy and failure.