religious faith versus materialism

His metaphysical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' profoundly explore spiritual longing against material existence through meditative cinematography.

His work continuously interrogates faith, desire, and consumer culture, most strikingly in 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema.'

Films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' depict the collision between spiritual yearning and capitalist ambition through complex character studies.