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* ''Film/{{Nope}}'':
** Spectacle. The nature of it, humanity's insatiable hunger for it, and how far we will go to put on a good show.
** A wild animal can never truly be tamed, and it foolish to think otherwise.
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-->"{{God}} sent [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} his only son]] on a suicide mission, but we still like him because he made ''trees''!"
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* ''Film/HardCandy'': Is it morally justifiable to PayEvilUntoEvil?
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* ''Film/TheBatman2022'':
** The way people perceive others, and the harm that incorrect presumptions can cause.
** Is hope an ideal worth fighting for, or are some things just beyond saving?
** Being passive and apathetic to others' problems is just as bad as actively causing those problems.
** The CycleOfRevenge breeds resentment and despair that will keep going on and only makes things worse unless someone breaks from it.
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*** ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'': The perservence of Love. Even if loved ones are gone, they still remain loved by the people closest to them.
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* ''Film/KingArthur'': Is freedom tangible? Can it be given or taken away?

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* ''Film/KingArthur'': ''Film/KingArthur2004'': Is freedom tangible? Can it be given or taken away?

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* ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'': Overcome your FatalFlaw. Your life might depend on it. Torture does not make people change for the better. It will only makes things worst.
** Even more prominent is: Cherish your life, and don't squander it for any reason.

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** Even more prominent is: Cherish your life, and don't squander it for any reason.



** ''Film/TheNewMutants'': Facing your fears and past trauma can be tough.

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** ''Film/TheNewMutants'': Facing your fears and past trauma can be tough.tough.
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*** ''Film/IronMan3'': How much are we defined by our pasts? This is also sort of the theme in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''.
** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'': Fear of rage and unleashing your darker self. When is it okay to lose control?

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*** ''Film/IronMan3'': How much are we defined by our pasts? This is also sort of the theme in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''.
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** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008'': ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'': Fear of rage and unleashing your darker self. When is it okay to lose control?



** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': How do those with power handle their differences when dealing with a bigger problem? This relationship is found not only between the title characters themselves, but also between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council.

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** ''Film/TheAvengers2012'': ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'': How do those with power handle their differences when dealing with a bigger problem? This relationship is found not only between the title characters themselves, but also between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council.



** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Having a FamilyOfChoice, and how the one you came from isn't always more important than the one you choose.

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** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'': Having a FamilyOfChoice, and how the one you came from isn't always more important than the one you choose.



** ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'': Finding new purpose in life after losing your previous one. Also the lengths someone will go to in order to achieve their goals, and whether or not such lengths are ever justified.

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** ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'': ''Film/{{Doctor Strange|2016}}'': Finding new purpose in life after losing your previous one. Also the lengths someone will go to in order to achieve their goals, and whether or not such lengths are ever justified.
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* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'': The side that you choose will always be more important than your individual actions and moral character. You can't be a good person while serving an evil ideology; it's just not possible.
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* ''Film/MillionDollarBaby'': Taking risks. Is the potential reward of success always worth the potential cost of failure?
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* ''Film/SteveJobs'': How are we defined by the things that we create? Can a bad person still create good things, or are their creations inevitably shaped by their own flaws and imperfections?
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** ''Film/DoctorSteangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': Being content with where you are in life and pondering about the what if, or as the film describes it in this question "Are you happy?" Another theme is wondering if there is a constant trait in different versions of someone or one version of someone is completely different from another.

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** ''Film/DoctorSteangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': *** ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': Being content with where you are in life and pondering about the what if, or as the film describes it in this question "Are you happy?" Another theme is wondering if there is a constant trait in different versions of someone or one version of someone is completely different from another.
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** ''Film/DoctorSteangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'': Being content with where you are in life and pondering about the what if, or as the film describes it in this question "Are you happy?" Another theme is wondering if there is a constant trait in different versions of someone or one version of someone is completely different from another.
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* ''Film/BoilerRoom'':
** Is it possible for money to control our lives? Does making a quick buck on the stock market make us truly successful?
** The film also deconstructs the [[GetRichQuickScheme "get-rich-quick"]] mindset behind those who get involved in such scams.
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* ''Film/MenInBlack'': Things aren't always what they seem.

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* ''Film/MenInBlack'': ''Franchise/MenInBlack'': Things aren't always what they seem.
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* ''Film/AlexanderAndTheTerribleHorribleNoGoodVeryBadDay'': Everyone has bad days, and anyone who says there's no such thing just hasn't had one yet.
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* ''Film/{{Moneyball}}'':
** Can anything in life be predicted, or is life's direction dictated by inexplicable quirks of fate?
** Is rational analysis more powerful than intuition and instinct?
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* ''Film/MenInBlack'': Things aren't always what they seem.
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*** The lack of difference in the method used by the DesignatedHero and the CardCarryingVillain.
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*** Whether innocence is worth something to fight for.
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* ''Film/JakobsWife'': Subservience and marriage.
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* ''Film/{{Birdman}}'': Ambition and how it can screw us over.

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* ''Film/{{Birdman}}'': ''Film/BirdmanOrTheUnexpectedVirtueOfIgnorance'': Ambition and how it can screw us over.
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** ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' has several:
*** Betrayal and wrestling with what to make of someone's intentions.
*** A person's legacy and what they leave behind.
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* ''Filme/ShivaBaby'': The chaos of life, and trying to have some control over it.

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* ''Filme/ShivaBaby'': ''Film/ShivaBaby'': The chaos of life, and trying to have some control over it.
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* ''Film/TheHost'' (2006): Family can overcome even the most obstructive bureaucrat.

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* ''Film/TheHost'' (2006): ''Film/TheHost2006'': Family can overcome even the most obstructive bureaucrat.
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*** ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'': Forgiveness. Finding the means to forgive someone of their past actions and finding the means to forgive oneself from their past mistakes, even if help is needed.

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** ''Film/JurassicWorld'': [[ClonesArePeopleToo Cloned dinosaurs are just like naturally born animals]].

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** ''Film/JurassicWorld'': [[ClonesArePeopleToo Cloned dinosaurs are just like naturally born animals]]. Also, lacking control.


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* ''Film/KongSkullIsland'': "Sometimes, an enemy doesn't exist till you go looking for one" as one character puts it.
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** ''Film/{{Eternals}}'': Duty versus love. Should one follow what it is that they are supposed to do at the expense of those they love or should one help those they love no matter the reason?
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* ''Film/HocusPocus'': The bonds between siblings.

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