desire and control

His films obsessively explore how desire manifests through the body and the struggle between physical impulse and rational control, from *Videodrome* to *Crash*.

He dissects the tension between desire and societal/self-imposed control through psychologically intense narratives in works like *Dancer in the Dark* and *Antichrist*.

His films, particularly *The Handmaiden* and *Oldboy*, intricately weave together forbidden desire with manipulation, revenge, and the illusion of control.