trickery

His films like 'The Game' and 'Gone Girl' are built on elaborate deceptions and unreliable narratives that manipulate both characters and audiences.

He specializes in complex plots featuring misdirection and intellectual trickery, exemplified by 'The Prestige' and 'Inception' where nothing is as it seems.

His surrealist masterpieces employ visual trickery, absurdist deception, and psychological manipulation to challenge viewers' perception of reality.