human hubris

His films like *The Wrestler* and *Black Swan* dissect characters consumed by obsessive ambition who spiral into self-destruction through their refusal to accept human limitations.

He repeatedly explores mankind's dangerous arrogance in defying nature and fate, from *Fitzcarraldo* to *Grizzly Man*, showing how hubris leads to tragedy and madness.

His masterpiece *The Exorcist* and *To Live and Die in L.A.* examine how pride and certainty—whether in faith or law enforcement—blind characters to forces beyond their control.