Tracing the thread…
His films like Se7en and Gone Girl obsessively examine the morality of taking justice into one's own hands and the psychological toll of pursuing personal vengeance.
Park Chan-wook South KoreaOldboy and The Handmaiden masterfully explore cycles of revenge and vigilante justice while questioning whether personal vengeance ever achieves true justice.
Michael Haneke AustriaFunny Games and Code Unknown challenge viewers to confront the ethics of violence and justice, examining how ordinary people become perpetrators when assuming the role of judge.