wealth and social status

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' directly examine class conflict and the desperation that wealth inequality breeds in society.

Through films like 'The Wolf of Wall Street' and 'Goodfellas,' he explores the intoxicating allure and moral corruption that accompany the pursuit of wealth and status.

His socially conscious documentaries and dramas consistently spotlight poverty and systemic inequality as consequences of capitalist structures and class divisions.