Escape and ambition

His films obsessively explore characters driven by ambition who seek escape from their circumstances, from Taxi Driver to The Wolf of Wall Street.

He crafts narratives where protagonists attempt psychological escape while trapped by ambition, family obligation, and their own desires, as seen in Hereditary and Midsommar.

His visually poetic films explore characters yearning for escape and romantic ambition while trapped in urban isolation and emotional paralysis.