consumption and excess

His films like Fight Club and The Social Network dissect consumer capitalism, materialism, and the emptiness underlying obsessive accumulation.

His provocative works, especially Salò, explore consumption, excess, and bodily degradation as critiques of fascism and capitalist decadence.

His visually lush films examine urban excess, consumer desire, and the hollowness of material obsession through aesthetic indulgence and melancholic characters.