villainy

His films like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas create deeply psychological portraits of morally corrupt protagonists, exploring villainy from the inside.

Films such as Se7en and Zodiac meticulously examine the minds of serial killers and criminals, treating villainy with clinical precision and moral ambiguity.

His samurai films and works like Ran explore the corrupting nature of power and ambition, presenting villainy as both human tragedy and moral failure.