THEME EXPLORATION

karma and revenge

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
1959 · Tomu Uchida
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
The Lion King
The Lion King
1994 · Rob Minkoff
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
Tumultes
Tumultes
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
2002 · Sam Raimi
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Park Chan-wook South Korea

His masterpiece 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' intricately weave cycles of revenge and karmic consequences, exploring how vengeance destroys both perpetrator and victim.

 Quentin Tarantino United States

Films like 'Kill Bill' and 'Inglourious Basterds' are built on elaborate revenge narratives where characters confront the karmic weight of their past actions.