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THEME EXPLORATION

technological power and consequences

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Hancock
Hancock
2008 · Peter Berg
California Dreamin'
California Dreamin'
2007 · Cristian Nemescu
The Girl Who Stole Time
The Girl Who Stole Time
2026 · Yu Ao
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Roger Corman
Babygirl
Babygirl
2024 · Halina Reijn
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2026 · Nia DaCosta
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stanley Kubrick → United States

His films from 2001: A Space Odyssey to A Clockwork Orange systematically examine how technology reshapes human consciousness and society, questioning whether progress serves or corrupts humanity.

David Cronenberg → Canada

He explores the visceral fusion of human bodies with technology, investigating how biotechnology and mechanical systems fundamentally transform identity and existence in deeply unsettling ways.

Andrei Tarkovsky → Soviet Union

His meditative science fiction films like Stalker and Solaris contemplate technology's inability to solve existential human problems, revealing the spiritual emptiness of purely technological solutions.

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