aspirational dreams

His films like La La Land and Whiplash obsessively explore the pursuit of artistic excellence and personal ambition, depicting characters sacrificing everything for their dreams.

He examines class aspiration and social climbing across films like Parasite and Snowpiercer, revealing the dark underbelly of pursuing better lives.

His works Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk intimately capture the dreams and resilience of marginalized characters striving for love, identity, and freedom.