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His obsession with human ambition and the pursuit of impossible goals—from Aguirre searching for El Dorado to Fitzcarraldo's opera house—mirrors the desperation and desire inherent in treasure quests.

Through Indiana Jones and films like Raiders of the Lost Ark, he mastered the adventure-spectacle of treasure hunting, blending historical artifact acquisition with thrilling action sequences.

His exploration of greed, desperation, and moral compromise in films like Babel and The Revenant reveals how the pursuit of treasure—literal or metaphorical—destroys human relationships and souls.