parole and redemption

His films obsessively explore spiritual redemption and moral reckoning through flawed protagonists seeking salvation, particularly in works like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and The Departed.

Come and See and his other works unflinchingly examine how individuals confront their capacity for violence and struggle toward moral redemption in extreme circumstances.

His filmography deeply investigates how ordinary people navigate guilt, forgiveness, and the possibility of redemption through family bonds and human connection, notably in Shoplifters and The Truth.