copycat criminals

His films like *Zodiac* and *Se7en* obsessively examine criminals who mimic real cases and create elaborate copycat patterns that define their identities.

*Prisoners* and *Sicario* explore how criminals replicate and respond to established criminal methodologies, creating cycles of imitation and violence.

His work in *Hereditary* and *Midsommar* examines how trauma and inherited patterns create cyclical behaviors where characters unconsciously replicate destructive acts.