wealth and arrogance

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' dissect class hierarchy and the moral corruption that wealth breeds, exploring how economic inequality generates both arrogance and desperation.

Through films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'Inherent Vice,' he portrays wealthy, ambitious characters consumed by greed and ego, examining how the pursuit of fortune corrupts human relationships.

His austere dramas like '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation' expose how moral compromise and social arrogance persist among the educated and privileged classes in post-communist society.