THEME EXPLORATION

loss of free will

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Solaris
Solaris
1972 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
Babel
Babel
2006 · Alejandro González Iñárritu
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Top Gun
Top Gun
1987 · Tony Scott
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
2014 · Chris Williams & Don Hall
The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
2014 · Wes Ball
Amour
Amour
2012 · Michael Haneke
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
Mein Vater, der Schauspieler
1956 · Robert Siodmak
Miroirs No. 3
Miroirs No. 3
2025 · Christian Petzold
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 · Yasujirō Ozu
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like *Se7en* and *Gone Girl* systematically dismantle characters' agency, trapping them in predetermined patterns and inevitability.

 Gaspar Noé France/Argentina

*Irréversible* and *Enter the Void* use non-linear narratives and sensory immersion to suggest human lives are trapped in inescapable cycles beyond personal control.