poaching and wildlife exploitation

His documentaries like 'Grizzly Man' and 'Encounters at the End of the World' explore humanity's destructive relationship with wildlife and nature's indifference to human morality.

Films like 'Midsommar' examine exploitation and ritualistic violence against both humans and animals within systems of control and tradition.

His film 'The Revenant' intricately weaves together survival, animal slaughter, and humanity's violent extraction from nature as central themes.