chance and fate

His Decalogue and Three Colors trilogy obsessively examine how random moments and choices intersect with destiny, exploring whether coincidence masks deeper patterns.

His films like In the Mood for Love and Chungking Express use chance encounters and missed connections to question whether fate predetermined their characters' intertwined paths.

Works like Afterlife and The Truth delicately probe how ordinary accidents and decisions shape lives, suggesting both randomness and invisible threads connecting human fates.