demon protagonist

His work, particularly Neon Genesis Evangelion, explores morally ambiguous and psychologically fractured protagonists whose internal demons are as compelling as external threats.

Lynch consistently presents protagonists consumed by dark impulses and moral corruption, using surrealism to externalize their inner demons in films like Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead.

Noé's transgressive cinema features deeply flawed, morally corrupt protagonists whose destructive natures drive narratives of psychological and physical torment.