lack of ambition

His films like 'Another Year' and 'Life is Sweet' intimately examine ordinary people's stagnation and unfulfilled lives within working-class British contexts.

Works such as 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Looking for Eric' explore how systemic constraints and personal circumstances leave characters trapped without meaningful aspirations.

Her films like 'The Eternals' and 'Nomadland' examine characters drifting through life with minimal direction, finding meaning in small moments rather than grand ambitions.