THEME EXPLORATION

nature vs civilization

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Time of the Wolf
The Time of the Wolf
2003 · Michael Haneke
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016 · Taika Waititi
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011 · Lynne Ramsay
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
Don Valley
Don Valley
1972 · David Cronenberg
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog Germany

His films obsessively examine humanity's struggle against untamed nature and the destructive hubris of civilization's attempts to conquer it.

 Terrence Malick USA

He explores the tension between industrial progress and natural beauty through poetic cinematography and philosophical meditation on human ambition versus natural harmony.

 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan

His works reveal how modern society isolates people from nature and community, questioning what civilization gains and loses in its relentless advance.