work and ambition

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Apartment' dissect the moral compromises and psychological toll of ambition in competitive industries.

He obsessively explores ambition's seductive power and destructive consequences in films like 'Raging Bull,' 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' and 'Goodfellas.'

His contemplative films examine how work defines identity and the tension between professional drive and personal fulfillment in modern urban life.