Tracing the thread…
His Spaghetti Westerns obsessively focus on the symbolic power of guns as tools of fate and moral ambiguity in the pursuit of violence.
Stanley Kubrick United StatesFrom Dr. Strangelove to Full Metal Jacket, he explores humanity's compulsive relationship with weapons and their dehumanizing consequences.
Yorgos Lanthimos GreeceHis surreal narratives examine how the pursuit and possession of weapons reveals the grotesque ritualism and power dynamics within society.