transactional relationships

His films like *The Social Network* and *Gone Girl* dissect how human connections become calculated exchanges of power, information, and manipulation.

His work, particularly *Funny Games* and *The Seventh Continent*, explores how relationships deteriorate into brutal transactions devoid of genuine human connection.

Films like *In the Mood for Love* and *2046* examine how love and desire become commodified exchanges in urban spaces, leaving emotional voids beneath surface transactions.