social hierarchy reversal

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' explicitly deconstruct class boundaries through narrative twists that expose and reverse social hierarchies.

His socially conscious cinema consistently portrays working-class characters challenging systemic inequality and institutional power structures.

His surrealist masterpieces like 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie' use dark satire to subvert and ridicule upper-class pretensions and social conventions.