His poetic films like 'The Tree of Life' and 'Days of Heaven' use sweeping cinematography to explore humanity's spiritual connection with the natural world.

His documentaries and narrative films obsessively examine humanity's relationship with untamed nature, from volcanoes to rainforests to isolated landscapes.

His animated masterpieces like 'Spirited Away' and 'Princess Mononoke' celebrate nature's beauty and critique humanity's destructive impact on the environment.