cycles of violence

His films systematically deconstruct cycles of violence through media, family trauma, and societal complicity, particularly in works like 'Funny Games' and 'Cache.'

He explores revenge as a cyclical trap in masterworks like 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden,' examining how violence perpetuates itself across generations and moral boundaries.

His films ('Se7en,' 'Zodiac,' 'Mindhunter') probe how violence becomes ritualistic and self-perpetuating, with perpetrators and investigators alike trapped in obsessive cycles.