machinery and technology

His masterpiece Metropolis (1927) presents a dystopian vision of technology controlling human society through massive machinery and urban mechanization.

He explores the disturbing fusion of human bodies with technology and machinery in films like Videodrome and eXistenZ, questioning the boundary between organic and mechanical.

His science fiction films Stalker and Solaris use technology and machinery as metaphors for human consciousness, memory, and the limits of scientific knowledge.