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His films like 'Pan's Labyrinth' and 'The Shape of Water' use skeletal imagery and death as central visual and thematic elements exploring mortality and the supernatural.

His visceral, body-horror focused films like 'The Fountain' and 'Black Swan' obsessively examine the skeleton and physical decay as metaphors for existential dread.

His exploration of death, mortality, and the human condition in films like 'Babel' and 'Birdman' frequently engages with skeletal themes of vulnerability beneath the surface.