THEME EXPLORATION

technological hubris

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Guillermo del Toro
I, Robot
I, Robot
2004 · Alex Proyas
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Joss Whedon
Nokia Short
Nokia Short
2003 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
Tetsujin 28-go
Tetsujin 28-go
1964 · —
Patlabor EZY: File 1
Patlabor EZY: File 1
2026 · Kozo Kaiho
Space/Time
Space/Time
2026 · Michael O'Halloran
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
Francisco Perales, Luis García Berlanga , Madrid, Cátedra
1997 · Luis García Berlanga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick United States

His films like *2001: A Space Odyssey* and *Dr. Strangelove* explore humanity's dangerous overconfidence in technology and artificial intelligence.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He viscerally examines how technology corrupts and transforms the human body, questioning our blind faith in progress through body horror and mutation.

 Scott Waugh United Kingdom

His *Alien* franchise and *Prometheus* depict the catastrophic consequences of humanity's arrogant desire to create and control advanced technology beyond understanding.