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THEME EXPLORATION

technological corruption

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Confidential Report
Confidential Report
1955 · Orson Welles
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Phil Karlson
Avenged
Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh
Sorority Secrets
Sorority Secrets
2020 · Damián Romay
The Devil
The Devil
1972 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Fake
The Fake
2013 · Yeon Sang-ho
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Frank Darabont
Flowers of Shanghai
Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
Primary Colors
Primary Colors
1998 · Mike Nichols
The American Friend
The American Friend
1977 · Wim Wenders
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg → Canada

His body horror films explore the visceral corruption of human flesh by technology, most notably in 'Videodrome' and 'eXistenZ' where technology literally invades and mutates the body.

Alex Garland → United Kingdom

His films 'Ex Machina' and 'Annihilation' deeply examine how advanced technology corrupts human ethics, autonomy, and reality itself through artificial intelligence and scientific ambition.

Karyn Kusama → United States

In 'Destroyer' and 'The Invitation' she depicts how surveillance technology and digital communication corrupt trust, identity, and human connection in contemporary society.

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