Tracing the thread…
His films like 'Taxi Driver', 'Raging Bull', and 'The Wolf of Wall Street' obsessively explore the corruption of ambition and the moral decay caused by unchecked desire.
Bong Joon-ho South KoreaWorks such as 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' dissect class struggle and the desperation bred by economic inequality, showing how greed perpetuates systemic violence.
Darren Aronofsky United StatesFilms like 'The Wrestler', 'Black Swan', and 'Requiem for a Dream' viscerally depict addiction and obsession as manifestations of human temptation and self-destruction.