excess and materialism

His films like *Wolf of Wall Street* and *Casino* meticulously chronicle the seductive rise and destructive fall of characters consumed by greed and material excess.

Works like *Parasite* and *Okja* sharply critique class inequality and consumerism while exposing how materialism corrupts human relationships and morality.

His provocative films, particularly *Salò* and *Teorema*, use excess and decadence as tools to interrogate capitalism, bourgeois materialism, and societal decay.