wish fulfillment gone wrong

His films like Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead depict characters whose dreams and desires transform into nightmarish, incomprehensible realities that trap them in psychological labyrinths.

His works such as Black Swan and The Wrestler explore obsessive desires for perfection and success that systematically destroy the protagonists' minds and bodies.

Films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Poor Things present worlds where characters' attempts to control outcomes and fulfill desires lead to grotesque, unsettling consequences.