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Universal Themes
Good movies and animations are stories that have meanings. The meaning is more than the story itself. In english class we called it the theme.
Themes are often based on one of three human needs:
Physical Needs
Mental Needs
Spiritual Needs.
Within the above categories we find the needs of:
Food
Shelter
Security
Acceptance
Order
Stimulous
and of course
Love.
It is not the movies' objective to have the audience leave the movie yelling "What a great theme." Sometimes you have to look for it. If the story is good the audience will unconsciously find the theme.
Some examples are:
Ice Age - Families stick together
Incredibles - Families stick together
Aristocats - Families stick together
The Incredible Journey - Families stick together
Watch some good movies and find the theme. You'll find many will have a lot in common.