"The film had to be very modern too, and have modern themes," insists Craig.
To ram home the 'American' theme, she insisted that "every decision we make... will be based on what we, as American journalists, have learned and have come to expect".
In subject and theme, it insists on an absolute materialism.
It does not just declare an unconsoling theme, it insists on it.
He returned to the theme yesterday, insisting that he kept his grey cap on his head during the hearing, ignoring Judge Ourie saying that it was contrary to the court's protocol.
While Billy Bragg may have famously sung that "it's wrong to wish on space hardware", Cuarón's script (co-written with his son, Jonás, further cementing the parent/child theme) positively insists that we do just that.
This being the age of the theme mall, Kahn insisted that all stands have an ancient feel, as personified by the dark-wooded "barber shop" where children have their faces painted with the Pacers' colors.
The American custom of seducing one's best friend's wife, and later killing oneself while on a "spree," out of fear that one is actually in love with one's best friend, is the basic theme most recently insisted upon by the publishers.
Going into this, we were unsure if Wolff would still be interested in showing us around his house and talking in length about the "Seinfeld" theme, but he insisted he was game and actually happy to oblige.
(And even for performances by artists like Ludacris, whose work is laced with sexual themes, AOL insists on keeping a family-friendly vocabulary).
