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His films explore antagonistic relationships where protagonists and antagonists are mirror images locked in inevitable conflict, from No Country for Old Men to Fargo.

He consistently examines obsessive cat-and-mouse dynamics between opposing forces who become psychologically dependent on each other, exemplified in Se7en and The Game.

His work delves into tragic partnerships between enemies bound by fate and desire, where love and enmity blur into poetic, self-destructive dances as seen in The Grandmaster.