the cost of ambition

His films like 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' obsessively explore how personal ambition destroys the body and psyche of protagonists willing to sacrifice everything.

'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' dissect ambition's corrupting influence on morality and human dignity in Hollywood and corporate America.

'Birdman' and 'The Revenant' chronicle how obsessive ambition for recognition and survival consumes characters' relationships and humanity.