Anti-war movement

His films like *Dr. Strangelove*, *Full Metal Jacket*, and *Paths of Glory* systematically deconstruct the absurdity, machinery, and human cost of warfare.

*Fahrenheit 451* and especially *The Last Metro* reflect his deep pacifism, while *Day for Night* celebrates cinema as a humanistic alternative to violence.

*The Thin Red Line* presents war as a violation of nature and human spirituality, using transcendent imagery to mourn the tragedy of combat.