desire for material wealth

His films like *Wall Street*, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Casino* obsessively dissect the corrupting allure of wealth and status in American culture.

Works such as *Parasite* and *Snowpiercer* explore class conflict and the desperate human hunger for material security and upward mobility.

Films like *Midsommar* and *Hereditary* examine how desire for wealth, status, and belonging drive characters toward self-destruction and moral compromise.