temporal paradox

His films like Memento, Inception, Interstellar, and Tenet explicitly deconstruct linear time and causality through non-chronological narratives and temporal inversion.

Arrival uses temporal non-linearity as its core narrative device, exploring how perception of time fundamentally shapes human consciousness and free will.

Looper directly engages with temporal paradoxes by exploring the philosophical implications of time travel and the contradiction of killing one's past self.