THEME EXPLORATION

ocean imagery

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Filmstudie
Filmstudie
1926 · Hans Richter
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo
2003 · Andrew Stanton
Underwater Impressions
Underwater Impressions
2002 · Leni Riefenstahl
Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
2013 · Guillermo del Toro
Blue Propeller
Blue Propeller
2013 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Moana
Moana
2016 · Ron Clements and John Musker
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006 · Gore Verbinski
Waterworld
Waterworld
1995 · Kevin Reynolds
“Dante’s Inferno”
“Dante’s Inferno”
1967 · Ken Russell
Garden of Luxor
Garden of Luxor
1973 · Derek Jarman
School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs
1981 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Sentimental Romance
Sentimental Romance
1931 · Sergei Eisenstein
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

Used ocean imagery as a metaphor for memory, time, and the human soul, most notably in films like Stalker and The Mirror.

 Werner Herzog Germany

Explores humanity's relationship with vast, overwhelming natural forces including the ocean, blending documentary realism with philosophical inquiry.