end of millennium

His films like Se7en and Fight Club explicitly explore millennial anxiety, societal decay, and the psychological collapse of modern civilization at century's end.

Dogville and Dancer in the Dark depict apocalyptic visions of human nature and societal breakdown that epitomize fin-de-siècle despair and nihilism.

The Thin Red Line and his later work grapple with existential questions about civilization's trajectory and the spiritual emptiness characterizing the end of an era.