getaway driving

His films like *Gone Girl* and *The Game* explore psychological tension and escape within confined narratives that mirror the desperation of getaway driving.

*Breathless* is a foundational work that romanticizes the getaway chase as an existential statement, with driving as a metaphor for freedom and rebellion.

*Christine* and *Escape from New York* use vehicles as extensions of survival and escape, making getaway driving central to his vision of isolated protagonists.