THEME EXPLORATION

blindness and insight

9 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Killer
The Killer
1989 · John Woo
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
Los abrazo rotos (Broken Embraces
2009 · Pedro Almodóvar
Don't Breathe
Don't Breathe
2016 · Fede Álvarez
Three Rocks
Three Rocks
2022 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Flash of Light
A Flash of Light
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
Daibosatsu Toge Kanketsuhen
1959 · Tomu Uchida
Minnesota Clay
Minnesota Clay
1964 · Sergio Corbucci
Saviour of the Soul
Saviour of the Soul
1991 · Corey Yuen & Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Scarlet Innocence
Scarlet Innocence
2014 · Yim Pil-sung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

Films like 'Rashomon' and 'Ikiru' examine how human perception and prejudice create 'blindness' to truth, while suffering and acceptance lead to genuine understanding.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist narratives deliberately disorient viewers' perception, using visual and narrative obscurity to force deeper psychological and spiritual insight.