obsession and fetishism

His films obsessively examine psychological fixation and control, particularly in *Gone Girl* and *The Game*, where characters are consumed by their obsessions.

His work frequently explores passionate obsession, desire, and fetishistic attraction as central emotional drivers, notably in *Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!* and *Live Flesh*.

His surrealist narratives delve into obsessive desire and fetishism as psychological states, most prominently in *Mulholland Drive* and *Blue Velvet*.