machinery out of control

His masterpiece 'Metropolis' depicts a dystopian city where machinery enslaves workers and threatens human autonomy.

He obsessively explores the body as a malfunctioning machine in films like 'Videodrome' and 'The Fly,' where technology corrupts and transforms flesh.

His films 'Brazil' and '12 Monkeys' present nightmarish worlds where bureaucratic and technological systems spiral into chaotic, incomprehensible control.