fame and obsession

His films like *The Social Network* and *Gone Girl* obsessively dissect the psychology of ambition, notoriety, and the destructive power of fame.

*Black Swan* and *The Wrestler* are visceral explorations of obsession and the psychological unraveling that comes with the pursuit of perfection and recognition.

*Sunset Boulevard* remains cinema's most incisive portrait of fame's intoxication and the obsessive delusions it breeds in those desperate to remain relevant.