desire for wealth

His films like Taxi Driver, Wall Street, and The Wolf of Wall Street obsessively explore the corruption of desire for wealth and power in American society.

Parasite, Snowpiercer, and Memories of Murder examine class struggle and the desperation born from wealth inequality with dark humor and social critique.

His films Hereditary and Midsommar use supernatural horror to expose how grief, desire, and material obsession lead to psychological and moral destruction.