You can’t discuss the notion of an auteur filmmaker without bringing up Terrence Malick. Malick’s films investigate subjects like transcendence, nature, and clashes between reason and intuition. They are ordinarily set apart by comprehensive philosophical otherworldly themes and the utilization of reflective voice-overs from individual characters.

The Beauty Of has a great video discussing the filmmaker’s work and the beauty (hence the name) in his films. Though Malick’s vision doesn’t always work out throughout his filmography, I’d argue no one could’ve made The Tree Of Life or The Thin Red Line. Few films have put me in a trance as these two films did.