wealth and social climbing

His films like *The Wolf of Wall Street* and *Goodfellas* obsessively explore the corrupting allure of wealth and the criminal ambition required to achieve it.

*Parasite* and *Okja* dissect class hierarchies and social mobility through darkly comedic narratives that expose the brutality of wealth inequality.

His melodramas consistently examine how characters navigate desire, ambition, and social status while challenging conventional morality in pursuit of upward mobility.