class and social hierarchy

His neorealist films consistently expose class struggles and the failures of social systems through intimate portraits of working-class lives.

He masterfully blends genre cinema with sharp critiques of wealth inequality and social stratification, most notably in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer'.

His surrealist and satirical approach dissects class hierarchies and bourgeois hypocrisy with dark humor and philosophical depth across decades of cinema.