deprogramming

His films obsessively deconstruct social conditioning and institutional control, from *Fight Club's* dismantling of consumer identity to *Se7en's* exploration of imposed moral systems.

His work systematically depicts characters unlearning artificial social rules and familial indoctrination, most explicitly in *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* and *The Favourite*.

He repeatedly examines deprogramming from belief systems and ideological control, particularly in *The Master*, which centers on cult indoctrination and the possibility of liberation.