THEME EXPLORATION

perseverance and determination

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Zootopia
Zootopia
2016 · Byron Howard & Rich Moore
Wadjda
Wadjda
2012 · Haifaa al-Mansour
My Little Pony: A New Generation
My Little Pony: A New Generation
2022 · José Luis Ucha
A Man Escaped
A Man Escaped
1956 · Robert Bresson
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Gabriele Muccino
Corn Island
Corn Island
2014 · Giorgi Ovashvili
Cars 3
Cars 3
2017 · Brian Fee
Gunnm
Gunnm
2000 · —
Lucky Miles
Lucky Miles
2007 · Michael James Rowland
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Summer with Hope
Summer with Hope
2022 · Sadaf Foroughi
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' obsessively explore characters driven by relentless determination despite physical and psychological destruction.

 Martin Scorsese United States

His protagonists consistently demonstrate unwavering perseverance through moral ambiguity and adversity, exemplified in 'Raging Bull' and 'The Irishman.'

 Akira Kurosawa Japan

His samurai and human dramas celebrate perseverance and determination as spiritual virtues, most powerfully shown in 'Seven Samurai' and 'Ikiru.'