mortality and decay

His meditative films like *Stalker* and *Mirror* contemplate time's passage, spiritual decay, and the transience of human existence through long, philosophical sequences.

Films like *The Seventh Seal* and *Cries and Whispers* directly confront mortality, disease, and bodily decay with unflinching psychological intensity.

His body horror films like *The Fly* and *Videodrome* viscerally explore physical deterioration, disease, and the grotesque decay of the human form.