initiation ceremony

His films like 'The Social Network' and 'Gone Girl' extensively explore characters undergoing transformative trials that redefine their identities and power within social hierarchies.

His works 'Hereditary' and 'Midsommar' center on brutal coming-of-age rituals and ceremonial passages that fundamentally alter characters' understanding of belonging and mortality.

Her films like 'Beau Travail' and 'Trouble Every Day' examine initiation into adulthood, desire, and violence through sensory and ritualistic narrative structures.