Throughout time, we know that we have learnt a lot, developed and evolved but I don't think we actually have learnt the basics about life. Why do we always write about or create movies based on themes that have been repeating themselves for years. these usually end up to be: love, family, drama, mystery, and so on. What I think is that these topics are so broad and very relatable that makes them really easy to work with. The themes are often about life and being human - I think this is because we don't fully understand the potential of these things in our life. This potential is experimented with in ways which we see today like movies, books or songs even.
Why do we pick these themes out of all of them. I think it's because they can be seen through many different perspectives. Theme gives us the opportunity of forming our opinions based on how we look at something. The most common themes are the ones that can be seen through a lot of perspectives. As humans, we are given the flexibility of how we can look at something.
I think that we have treated these themes like an experiment. We want to see how many ways one theme can go. We are curious about what anything could lead to and want to try it out. Today, these different 'experiments' are conducted through media. Since these similar themes are what we have experimented with for years, we didn't want to change them and have stuck with them. Humans want to see the same themes again because they are familiar and don't make you think in another way. It's a reassurance. To me, this is what is behind the stories we love.
Why do we pick these themes out of all of them. I think it's because they can be seen through many different perspectives. Theme gives us the opportunity of forming our opinions based on how we look at something. The most common themes are the ones that can be seen through a lot of perspectives. As humans, we are given the flexibility of how we can look at something.
I think that we have treated these themes like an experiment. We want to see how many ways one theme can go. We are curious about what anything could lead to and want to try it out. Today, these different 'experiments' are conducted through media. Since these similar themes are what we have experimented with for years, we didn't want to change them and have stuck with them. Humans want to see the same themes again because they are familiar and don't make you think in another way. It's a reassurance. To me, this is what is behind the stories we love.
I think you nailed it with these two lines, " Theme gives us the opportunity of forming our opinions based on how we look at something. The most common themes are the ones that can be seen through a lot of perspectives. "
ReplyDeleteI agree that one theme can be seen in so many ways and that is why it is fun to see where we end up as we explore these timeless ideas.
"The potential of these things in our life." How interesting. I hadn't thought of themes this way. After reading your post, I understand how themes are not only existing but a subconscious experiment that we, as humans conduct in our day to day lives.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realise that themes are kind of like experiments - that's an interesting way to think about them.
ReplyDeleteBut I disagree with you when you say that we didn't want to change them and so have stuck with them, since there's really only so much to write about.
I definitely agreed with you when you said." The most common themes are the ones that can be seen through a lot of perspectives." that's an interesting way of looking at why there are always repetitive themes.
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