THEME EXPLORATION

human nature and civilization

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dersu Uzala
Dersu Uzala
1975 · —
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Cast Away
Cast Away
2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Altered States
Altered States
1980 · Ken Russell
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
Making of the Spaceship
Making of the Spaceship
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Kensuke's Kingdom
Kensuke's Kingdom
2026 · Neil Boyle
Silent Friend
Silent Friend
2026 · Ildikó Enyedi
L’Enfant sauvage
L’Enfant sauvage
1970 · François Truffaut
Sheep in the Box
Sheep in the Box
2026 · Hirokazu Kore-eda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His films like Rashomon and Seven Samurai explore how civilization's codes clash with primal human instincts and moral ambiguity.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

Through works like A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey, he examines humanity's struggle between savage nature and imposed social order.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His introspective films like The Seventh Seal and Persona probe the psychological and spiritual tension between individual desire and social conformity.