desire for material wealth

His films like *Wall Street*, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Casino* obsessively explore the corrupting allure and destructive consequences of wealth accumulation and materialism.

His visually sumptuous films such as *In the Mood for Love* and *2046* examine desire—both romantic and material—through glamorous aesthetics that critique consumer culture and longing.

Works like *Parasite* and *Okja* directly confront class inequality and the desperate human hunger for wealth, status, and survival in capitalist systems.