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THEME EXPLORATION

nature vs. man

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Human Nature
Human Nature
2001 · Michel Gondry
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Die Hard
Die Hard
1988 · John McTiernan
King Kong vs. Godzilla
King Kong vs. Godzilla
1962 · Ishirō Honda
Umberto D.
Umberto D.
1952 · Vittorio De Sica
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
2018 · Stephen Nomura Schible
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Werner Herzog → Germany

His films obsessively document humanity's struggle against and fascination with untamed nature, from volcanoes to jungles to the limits of human endurance.

Terrence Malick → USA

He creates philosophical meditations on the conflict between civilization and the natural world, exploring humanity's place within cosmic forces.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union/Russia

His metaphysical works examine the tension between human ambition and nature's indifference, questioning whether technology and progress alienate us from the natural world.

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