THEME EXPLORATION

magical punishment

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
2016 · David Yates
Le Chaudron infernal
Le Chaudron infernal
1903 · Georges Méliès
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
1999 · Frank Darabont
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
Atlantics
Atlantics
2019 · Mati Diop
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Spirited Away
Spirited Away
2001 · Hayao Miyazaki
Volver
Volver
2006 · Pedro Almodóvar
Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
2016 · Scott Derrickson
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' explore how magic operates as both salvation and punishment within dark, fantastical worlds.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His works, particularly 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke', feature magical consequences and curses that punish greed, disrespect, and moral failings.

 David Lynch United States

His surrealist cinema creates dreamlike spaces where mysterious forces deliver cryptic punishments and transformations, as seen in 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead'.