THEME EXPLORATION

technological power

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Metropolis
Metropolis
1927 · Fritz Lang
Back to the Past
Back to the Past
2025 · Jack Lai Jan-Lung
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Das Schloß
Das Schloß
1997 · Michael Haneke
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
1971 · Konrad Wolf
A Prophet
A Prophet
2009 · Jacques Audiard
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
Passengers
Passengers
2016 · Morten Tyldum
Gladiator
Gladiator
2000 · Ridley Scott
Iron Man
Iron Man
2008 · Jon Favreau
Raise the Red Lantern
Raise the Red Lantern
1991 · Zhang Yimou
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Walter Lang Germany

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' pioneered cinematic exploration of technology's power over society through dystopian imagery of machines controlling human life.

 Stanley Kubrick United States

'2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A.I.' deeply examine how technological power reshapes human existence, consciousness, and our relationship with artificial intelligence.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films obsessively probe the disturbing fusion of human flesh with technology, exploring how technological power mutates and transforms the human form.