bioethics

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' intensely explore the ethics of human biological transformation and technological intrusion into the body.

Films like 'The Fountain' and 'The Fountain' grapple with mortality, medical intervention, and the ethical limits of extending human life.

His works systematically question medical ethics, euthanasia, and human dignity through psychologically challenging narratives like 'Funny Games' and 'The Seventh Continent'.