THEME EXPLORATION

allegory

13 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 · Ingmar Bergman
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006 · Brett Ratner
A Idade da Terra
A Idade da Terra
1980 · Glauber Rocha
The Botanist
The Botanist
2026 · Jing Yi
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
Uccellacci e uccellini
1966 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912 · D.W. Griffith
Blood on Wolf Mountain
Blood on Wolf Mountain
1936 · Fei Mu
The Journey
The Journey
1992 · Fernando Solanas
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
The War of Jan-Ken-Pon
1971 · Shuji Terayama
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah
1922 · Michael Curtiz
My Last Day
My Last Day
2011 · Barry Cook
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Neill Blomkamp South Africa

Sci-fi allegories that weaponize genre conventions to interrogate systemic oppression and social hierarchy.

 Simon Kinberg UK

Architect of sprawling superhero narratives exploring identity and power within ensemble structures.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Canterbury Tales' and 'The Decameron' transform literary works into visual allegories about power, desire, and social structures.