breaking the cycle

His films like Parasite and Snowpiercer explore how systemic inequality and class structures trap characters in inescapable cycles of poverty and violence.

Hereditary and Midsommar examine how trauma and familial patterns perpetuate destructive cycles across generations that characters struggle to escape.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Tomboy question societal cycles of gender and desire, exploring how individuals attempt to transcend prescribed roles and expectations.