social conformity vs. authenticity

His films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' systematically deconstruct social norms and expose the absurdity of conformity through unsettling ritualistic behavior.

Works such as 'The Seventh Continent' and 'Funny Games' brutally examine how societal pressures and media-imposed conformity can fracture individual identity and morality.

His surrealist cinema, particularly 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Eraserhead', reveals the dark underbelly of conformist surfaces and explores how authenticity gets consumed by artificial desires.