class privilege and social hierarchy

His films consistently expose class inequality and the struggles of working-class people against systemic oppression and bureaucratic indifference.

He masterfully examines social hierarchy and class conflict through genre cinema, most notably in 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' where vertical space becomes a metaphor for social stratification.

His character-driven narratives intimately explore class divisions, privilege, and the friction between different social worlds in contemporary British society.