obsession and violence

His films like *Zodiac* and *Gone Girl* meticulously explore obsession's psychological descent into violence through perfectionist storytelling and morally complex protagonists.

Works such as *Prisoners* and *Enemy* examine how obsession with justice, identity, and revenge can corrode the soul and manifest as brutal violence.

His provocative films like *Irréversible* and *Climax* directly confront obsession and violence through unflinching visual language that challenges viewer complicity.