wealth and social status

His films like 'Parasite' and 'Snowpiercer' masterfully dissect class hierarchies and the desperate schemes people employ to cross social boundaries.

Through films like 'Taxi Driver', 'Wall Street', and 'The Wolf of Wall Street', he explores how wealth corrupts morality and defines social identity.

His socially conscious works like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' reveal how economic inequality and poverty systematically destroy lives and dignity.