animal trapping

His documentaries obsessively examine humanity's entrapment by nature and obsession, particularly in films like 'Grizzly Man' and 'Fitzcarraldo' where characters are caught in inescapable psychological and environmental traps.

His films systematically trap protagonists in cycles of addiction, obsession, and psychological deterioration, most explicitly in 'Black Swan' and 'The Wrestler' where characters are ensnared by their own nature.

His work frequently depicts characters physically and psychologically trapped in confined spaces or inescapable social systems, as seen in 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent' where escape is impossible.