THEME EXPLORATION

materialism and consumerism

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
I Only Want You to Love Me
I Only Want You to Love Me
1976 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1961 · Blake Edwards
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Dawn of the Dead
Dawn of the Dead
1978 · George A. Romero
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
Carlos Cañique and Maite Grau, ¡Bienvenido Mr. Berlanga! , Barcelona, Destino
1993 · Luis García Berlanga
Édouard et Caroline
Édouard et Caroline
1951 · Jacques Becker
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
El camino de la mirra y el incienso
1975 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
La voce della luna
La voce della luna
1990 · Federico Fellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Fincher USA

His films like Fight Club and The Social Network dissect consumer culture, materialism, and the hollow pursuit of status in modern capitalism.

 Bong Joon-ho South Korea

Parasite, Okja, and Snowpiercer use genre storytelling to expose class inequality and consumerist systems that perpetuate material desperation.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His vibrant, melodramatic films critically examine desire, consumption, and superficiality in contemporary society through the lens of human relationships and obsession.