"So there is a crescendo, from the beginning of the film to the end, of this sentimental theme and a diminuendo of the comic theme," Mr. Morricone said.
Louis Wood: "It's first introduced as a comic theme, a horrible grotesque, but later on you hear about it and you think he probably does have this cigarette case made of skin.
(Rapold) 'Jeff, Who Lives at Home' (R, 1 23) The latest from Jay and Mark Duplass ("Cyrus," "Baghead") revisits the apparently inexhaustible comic theme of adult male immaturity, but from an unusual angle with unexpected results.
And as the film progresses, and the plot darkens and the townspeople become more threatening, the sentimental theme gradually emerges and takes over the comic theme until, by the emotional climax of the film, the sentimental theme has triumphed.
"What is new and different in this film, both for me and I think for anybody, is that within this comic theme is hidden a nostalgic and sentimental theme," Mr. Morricone said.
The program was short lived, with only 17 episodes produced, but it found popularity largely because of the comic theme to "George of the Jungle," which repeatedly warned the clumsy vine swinger to "watch out for that tree".
The play gave riotous expression to Stott's main comic theme, both absurd and liberating – the idea that the permissive society might penetrate the outer reaches of northern, provincial humdrum existence.
What matters more is what kind of health-care system we are going to have after a final bill passes (and yes, we will get legislation, probably this year, and "Saturday Night Live" will have to come up with a new comic theme for the Obama Presidency).
As with the product-placement, knock-offery and rubbish substitutes become a significant comic theme, with particular attention being drawn to a deliberately crummy almost-reworking of Everything Is Awesome, clearly not one of the wealth of assets available to the new film.
Watsuki gave Saitō's left-handed technique the name "Gatotsu" to fit with the action comic theme.
