The global Covid-19 pandemic triggers all of us in one way or the other, whether we fight on the frontline while isolating from our family; or we work and teach children at home; or we find ourselves alone and stripped of a livelihood. For an Explorer archetype, having strict boundaries imposed on personal mobility is high stress on the psyche in and of itself.
Inspired by “The Archetype Method: Brand Essence,” which is authored by Yamilca Rodriguez, I curated the following selection of films that give wings to the hearts and minds of Explorers while they must “stay at home.” The list includes blockbusters, art house, and classics. Their subject matter is an eclectic mix of real life exploration and far flung adventures as well as films considered exploratory by nature. They are listed in no particular order:
- Swiss Family Robinson, 1960
- Wild, 2014
- Walkabout, 1971
- Gorillas in the Mist, 1988
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, 1948
- Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
- To Have and Have Not, 1944
- Lawrence of Arabia, 1962
- The Lost City of Z, 2016
- Life of Pi, 2012
- Jauja, 2014
- Time Bandits, 1981
- The Year of Living Dangerously, 1983
- Jumanji, 1995
- The Life Aquatic, 2004
- 400 Blows, 1959
- Interstellar, 2014
- 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968
- Time of the Gypsies, 1988
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, 1954