Alex's presentation focused primarily on the five conflicts of Antigone, but rather than looking for a single work which displayed all of the conflicts, he turned to the AFI's (American Film Institute) top 100 American movies.
Man vs Woman- My Fair Lady. This 1964 movie features a retelling of the Pygmalion story with Henry Higgins attempt to reform Eliza Doolittle into his ideal vision of a woman. This romantic comedy features many confrontations between the two genders, as well as the old vs young conflict between Eliza and Henry and their parents.
Old vs Young- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Disney's first animated film, the queen's maniacal desire to be the fairest in the land despite her age and the inescapable diminishing of her beauty cause her to attempt to kill Snow White to avoid the cycle of youth replacing the old.
Individual vs Society- One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. McMurphy's charismatic presence and defiance of authority threatens the order of the mental institution and clashes with the commanding and tyrannical Nurse Ratched.
Living vs Dead- Frankenstein. This conflict is shown in the nature of the monster itself. As a reanimated corpse, its very existence makes it an abomination.
Men vs Gods- Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana's race against the Nazis to recover the Ark of the Covenant symbolizes humanity's desire to understand the nature of the divine, which is transcendent and therefore unattainable.
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