“The question, then, is not whether boy should meet girl in Winnipeg or in New York; instead it is, What happens in Canadian literature when boy meets girl? And what sort of boy, and what sort of girl? If you've got this far, you may predict that when boy meets girl she gets cancer and he gets hit by a meteorite. . . .” HumourousCanlitUniversal ThemesCanadian Tradition Book:Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature Source: Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature
“Whatever is being investigated, created or produced now, in movies or TV, needs to consider the context in which it is being distributed. It's not a vacuum. There are certain universal themes of love, conflict, loyalty or family that are everlasting and that need to be presented in a way that makes it feel relevant, even if it's a period piece. You need to consider what context that film, that story and those characters are being seen in.” IfsWayNeedsFeelsCharacterStoriesFilmCertainPiecesTvsPeriodsConflictUniversalLoyaltyThemeRelevantEverlastingVacuumsUniversal Themes Author:J. J. Abrams
“Above these universal themes Truth Will Set U Free is also a song composed for those who were born gay. I am a straight man so I do not profess to understand or know what a LGBT person experiences but I do recognize injustice when I see it.” KnowsMenPersonsSongBornGayUniversalInjusticeThemeLgbtBorn GayUniversal Themes Author:Corey Hart
“I mean these are universal themes. I try not to preach, for sure. I don't enjoy movies that preach - so I don't want to preach myself when I tell stories because I just feel all of these themes are built into us in terms of redemption and mercy and love and compassion and all these things. And the negative sides, as well.” WantFeelsTryingWellsMeanStoriesEnjoySidesTermCompassionBuiltNegativeMercyAnd LoveUniversalRedemptionThemeLove And CompassionUniversal Themes Author:Michael Landon, Jr.
“It's exciting to me that Ride Along is a movie that has two African American leads, but it's even more exciting to me that it's not a movie about two African American leads. They just happen to be African American. It's a universal story. It's a story about a guy in love with a girl, and he's gotta get the approval of the overbearing, mean brother. That's a universal theme.” MeanTwoStoriesHappensGuyGirlBrotherUniversalExcitingAfrican AmericanThemeApprovalOverbearingUniversal Themes Author:Will Packer
“I love big ensemble shows where there are a lot of things going on and you have to really pay attention because there's a lot of nuanced work and universal themes are being explored.” ShowsBigsPayAttentionUniversalPay AttentionThemeEnsembleUniversal Themes Author:Janina Gavankar
“The thing I like about the sci-fi genre is that you get to examine universal themes and polarizing moral choices. The characters have a lot on their shoulders and are often trying to survive in some very difficult and hostile environments.” TryingCharacterChoicesDifficultMoralEnvironmentUniversalShouldersGenreThemeSci FiHostileGenre IsMoral ChoicesPolarizingHostile EnvironmentUniversal Themes Author:Jaime Murray
“I think the universal theme would be love and relationships and how if you really want to live and be alive that that's proven through the amount of love you give and receive.” IfsThinkingWantGivingWould BeAliveLove YouAmountUniversalThemeProvenGiving And ReceivingLove And RelationshipUniversal Themes Author:Boti Bliss
“I don't think that the universal themes of love, compassion, and forgiveness (are present). (You're) searching constantly for the next step, the next level and consciousness in your spirituality, who you are as a human being and what you contribute to society or what God means to you is always a course everyone goes on.” ThinkingHumansMeanSpiritualityCoursesNextHuman BeingsLevelsConsciousnessCompassionStepsGoes OnUniversalWho You AreThemeNext StepsNext LevelUniversal Themes Author:Tim McGraw
“I always think back to the original movies and to those quieter moments where Luke is out in A New Hope, and there are the two suns setting. It is the equivalent, basically, of a farm boy dying to get out of his small town and do something bigger. It's those kinds of universal themes that ground this whole thing in space.” ThinkingKindTwoWholeMomentsSpaceBoysSunDyingUniversalBiggerTownsOriginalsSettingSettingsThemeFarmsSmall TownLukeNew HopeSun SetSun SettingUniversal Themes Author:Adam Driver
“There is one universal truth: All women, all over the world, want to look beautiful. That is always the theme of my designs.” WorldWantLooksBeautifulDesignUniversalThemeUniversal TruthUniversal Themes Author:Prabal Gurung