sacrifice and ambition

His films like *The Wrestler* and *Black Swan* obsessively explore protagonists whose relentless ambition demands devastating personal sacrifice.

Through *Hereditary* and *Midsommar*, he examines how familial bonds and personal desires clash, forcing characters into horrifying sacrificial choices.

His surreal narratives in films like *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* and *Poor Things* interrogate the moral costs of ambition and the rituals of sacrifice.