THEME EXPLORATION

destiny and chosen one

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Message from Space
Message from Space
1978 · Kinji Fukasaku
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · John Stevenson & Mark Osborne
Past Lives
Past Lives
2023 · Celine Song
Your Name.
Your Name.
2016 · Makoto Shinkai
Dust in the Wind
Dust in the Wind
1986 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Dune
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Dil Se..
Dil Se..
1998 · Mani Ratnam
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
2026 · Morio Asaka
Give You A Candy
Give You A Candy
2024 · Liu Jiangjiang
OMG! Oh My Girl
OMG! Oh My Girl
2026 · Thitipong Kerdtongtawee
Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
2016 · Olivier Assayas
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like The Fountain and Black Swan obsessively examine characters wrestling with fate, purpose, and whether they are destined for greatness or destruction.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal, fatalistic narratives in films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer present characters trapped in inexorable destinies where choice becomes an illusion.