redemption through discipline

His films like *The Wrestler* and *Black Swan* explore redemption through obsessive discipline and self-punishment, where characters battle their demons via ritualistic dedication.

His samurai films, particularly *Sanjuro* and *Harakiri*, examine how strict martial discipline becomes both a path to redemption and a critique of its crushing human cost.

Films like *There Will Be Blood* and *The Master* probe how characters seek redemption through imposed discipline, whether professional mastery or cult-like devotion.