self-absorption

His films obsessively examine introspective characters confronting their own narcissism, isolation, and existential self-preoccupation, particularly in works like 'Persona' and 'The Seventh Seal'.

He deconstructs self-absorption through meta-narratives where protagonists are trapped in solipsistic spirals, most evident in 'Adaptation' and 'Synecdoche, New York'.

His visceral cinema explores psychological self-destruction and ego-driven obsession, with protagonists consumed by their own desires and delusions in films like 'Black Swan' and 'The Fountain'.