psychological entrapment

His films like *Se7en*, *Gone Girl*, and *The Game* meticulously construct psychological labyrinths where characters become trapped by obsession, manipulation, and their own desires.

Through *Repulsion*, *The Tenant*, and *Chinatown*, Polanski explores how paranoia, trauma, and circumstance create inescapable mental prisons for his protagonists.

His films *Prisoners*, *Enemy*, and *Incendies* examine how characters become psychologically ensnared by moral dilemmas, duality, and the consequences of their choices.