wealth and materialism

His films like *Wall Street*, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, and *Casino* obsessively examine the corrupting allure of wealth and the moral decay of those consumed by materialism.

Through visually sumptuous films like *In the Mood for Love* and *2046*, he explores how materialism and consumer culture shape desire, relationships, and urban alienation in contemporary Asia.

His masterpieces *Parasite* and *Snowpiercer* dissect class inequality and material desperation with sharp social critique, showing how wealth hierarchies determine human worth and survival.