ethical corruption

His films systematically expose how moral indifference and social complicity enable systemic corruption, particularly in 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent.'

He depicts ethical degradation through absurdist narratives where characters rationalize increasingly immoral behavior within isolated social structures, as seen in 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer.'

His work explores how individuals compromise their principles through ambition and desire, chronicling moral erosion across entire institutions in 'Boogie Nights' and 'There Will Be Blood.'