ancient ruins

His documentaries and films obsessively explore the relationship between humans and ancient landscapes, from Aguirre to Cave of Forgotten Dreams.

He frequently juxtaposes pre-Columbian ruins and indigenous history with contemporary existential crises, particularly in Babel and Birdman's thematic undercurrents.

Apocalypse Now uses the Cambodian jungle and ancient temple ruins as a harrowing backdrop for civilization's collapse into primordial chaos.