animator vs character

His films like 'Anomalisa' and 'Being John Malkovich' obsessively explore the blurred boundaries between creator and creation, puppet and puppeteer.

Through animation, he creates deeply autonomous characters that seem to transcend their creator's control, particularly in films like 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke.'

His whimsical live-action and animated works constantly question the relationship between imagination, artifice, and authentic emotion in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and 'The Science of Sleep.'