vigilantism vs. heroism

His Dark Knight trilogy deconstructs vigilantism through Batman, exploring whether extrajudicial justice can ever be truly heroic or if it inevitably corrupts the system.

Films like Prisoners and Sicario examine the moral ambiguity of taking justice into one's own hands when institutions fail, questioning if vigilantes become heroes or villains.

His works including Se7en and Zodiac present protagonists who blur the line between law enforcement and obsessive vigilantism, interrogating the cost of pursuing justice outside moral boundaries.