Is existentialism debated?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more where existentialism is debated.
Some people can suffer anxiety attacks from talks about existential topics, or it can cause an existential crisis, such as what the meaning of life is, why people are born, where we're going when all is said and done, etc etc.
Characters speaking about those kinds of topics or media that explores those kinds of topics can cause this discomfort.
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JuanOteo
A pretty existaclistic film actually
TV Show • 2019 Report
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clownhonk
I'd say so yes, the main characters are immortal beings who have seen the world rise and fall many a times. and in a clip we were shown of season 2 a main character debates "the point of it all "
TV Show • 2013 Report
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Movie • 2022 Report
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jdpamv
The whole film is about existentialism.
Movie • 1997 Report
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tial
The entire movie revolves around existentialism and characters having a crisis over it. The second half of the film particular, is basically nothing but existential events. The film itself is also a direct criticism of escapism and the audience who used the series to escape their own problems in life.
TV Show • 2014 Report
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mrmacaaroni
not really a spoiler, but Bojacks whole thing is that he was super popular and now nobody cares about him and he doesn’t know what to do with his life and his journey around that
Movie • 1980 Report
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Synestia
Yep. Brian and Joe are talking about bow ties and their impact on humanity. Brian thinks they are excellent, but Joe thinks they are the third worst invention of mankind and should be eradicated from the world. As a result, Brian feels offended and makes fun of Joe's penchant for suspenders. That hurts Joe in his fashion consciousness dignity and thereupon...
Movie • 2023 Report
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Anonymous
There’s mentions of atheism and religion, as well as some comments about not understanding the point, plus the general existentialism a movie about alien life carries. So existentialism is heavily present throughout but it’s not explicitly dwelled upon as much as you might expect
Video Game • 2019 Report
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abel
A major theme of the game.
Movie • 1975 Report
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SiRenfield
In the final lines, mostly played as a joke since it has nothing to do with anything
YouTube • 2023 Report
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BonEpic
Cellbit, Forever, Bad and the rest of the Order have gone through a lot of theories, a lot of them include the island not being real or fake in some way.
Movie • 1997 Report
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Jadespade
The protagonist constantly asks a vision of her other self "who are you".
Video Game • 2017 Report
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KamiSteele
The ethics of the treatment of AI is a major theme. It becomes increasingly clear that the characters are actually AI programs that have some level of sentience, and the villain is having a major existential crisis where she believes none of the other characters, nor the world they live in, are real. This is discussed most extensively in Act 3, where she literally talks to the player and talks extensively about the nature of reality.
Movie • 2022 Report
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jdpamv
There's a nihilist Luma who makes existential arguments whenever they appear.
Video Game • 2017 Report
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Movie • 2023 Report
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TV Show • 2011 Report
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TV Show • 2010 Report
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SiRenfield
Several times but the most well known example being “If just being born is the greatest act of creation, then what are you supposed to do after that? Isn’t everything that comes next sort of a disappointment? Slowly entropying until we devolve into a pile of mush?”
TV Show • 2013 Report
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Pantalones
"Nobody exists on purpose. Nobody belongs anywhere. Everybody’s gonna die. Come watch TV?”
Movie Report
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SiRenfield
One of the main themes is confronting mortality
Video Game Report
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FatherIsCynophobic
These themes are mostly due to the plot twists that are revealed in the last chapter.
Movie • 2019 Report
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Movie • 2000 Report
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TV Show • 2005 Report
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Pantalones
In the episode "The Doctor Falls," the Twelfth Doctor gives a magnificent speech about finding purpose in life and in death. "Hey, you know, maybe there's no point in any of this at all, but it's the best I can do, so I'm going to do it. And I will stand here doing it till it kills me. You're going to die too, some day. How will that be? Have you thought about it? What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand, is where I fall."
TV Show • 2008 Report
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Akwoe
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Touched on in this episode when Walt talks about fate and the "exact moment he should have died". Jesse refutes this.
TV Show • 2019 Report
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TheDreammweaver
By Nandor a lot.
TV Show • 2021 Report
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Lyfrassir
religion, reality, and existentialism are discussed numerous times throughout the show by Riley and Father Paul and later Riley and Erin
TV Show • 2005 Report
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JayR
Heaven, hell, and other forms of the afterlife are often spoken about and depicted in the show.
Video Game • 2015 Report
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freemind
There are some existential themes in the game.
Movie • 2005 Report
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Anonymous
characters are faced with their death and have to rethink how they have lived their lives