His films like *A Clockwork Orange* and *Eyes Wide Shut* obsessively examine psychological manipulation, blind obedience, and the seductive power of ideology.
Lars von Trier Denmark*Dogville* and *Antichrist* brutally dissect group hysteria, ritualistic violence, and how communities enable destructive fanaticism through collective delusion.
Darren Aronofsky USA*The Fountain*, *Black Swan*, and *mother!* explore obsessive devotion, psychological entrapment, and how personal and spiritual fanaticism consume the individual.