"It's entirely possible to convey incredible thematic and narrative depth through the architecture of a game's levels themselves."
"Winter Soldier and Civil War are frequently praised for elevating the MCU, introducing more complex themes."
"It's the subtle touches of these themes that made the show stand out."
"The fact that this franchise went from a bunch of people sharing spooky ideas on a message board to something this thematically dense is pretty astonishing."
"The reason why I absolutely love this story so damn much is because of how every fun, light-hearted superficial aspect in the story has a dark shadow in a thematic or psychological sense in regards to the characters or fights taking place."
"There were interesting cultural, thematic, political, and socio-political depths within popular cinema that played an important role in why a given work was enduringly popular."
"They touched on anxiety and depression and a few other things... it's definitely one of the only romance books that I've read that touch on those topics heavily."
"By focusing on a space station, you create a show about commitment. It's like the difference between a one-night stand and a marriage."
"This movie could have easily just been a hollow follow-up to the original trilogy...and instead not only gave us the kick-ass continuation of the story we love but reignited and further interrogated the questions those earlier films had asked."
"The Scarecrow, the whole point is that he's supposed to tap into a specific fear that all humans have."
"He-Man as a character and concept and the themes and actual core of what he is is important."
"The loved ones unsurprisingly is a movie that deals with the concept of love while simultaneously teaching us the horrors of what can happen if you don't."
"A human touch in their otherworld existence."
"Layers of interpretation: curses, mysteries, and family dynamics."
"His story was written with a lot more than just Christmas in mind."
"If lore is the ingredients, then a story is the dish, a portal into the universe."
"Memorable levels with a strong core theme elevate themselves beyond the sum of their parts."
"The Ring City is a big reason why Ashes of Ariandel is great and a nice additional side story."
"Berserk is at its heart a series built on hope."
"Hollow Knight takes place in the sprawling kingdom of Hallownest."
"Vision's Shakespeare quote seems to be suggesting a dark fate, a glorious return, or maybe both."
"A mature and realistic depiction of a revenge story."
"The deaths in Black Sails are always steeped in consequences, precision, character development, and thematic resonance."
"It's thematically great, so intense. Every second, ultimate climax for everything we've been seeing in the whole series so far."
"This series draws so many parallels to our own existence."
"This battle had everything: amazing visuals, thematic depth, and a satisfying expansion of the series' biggest rivalry."
"Behind the Grim dark violence is a profound sense of melancholy."
"Bleach is an incredibly deep series rich in philosophical underpinnings and lore."
"Fear... Kendrick taking you through the different stages of fear... it gets a lot more violent as consequences go through... my favorite hip-hop song of all time."
"The blood hunter is dripping in flavor—it's perfect for those who like that darker, more serious edge."
"A film with truly smart screenwriting that uses quantum theory thematically to mirror the main character's larger emotional arc."
"It's not really about the action or the scariness of it, it's about Humanity."
"The show feels like grief... dealing with incredible loss."
"Fear embodies the mystery and sense of psychological vulnerability."
"Watching Hisoka is like watching Game of Thrones jammed into a single character: Sex, violence, questionable moral actions, intrigue and power."
"Chromer was designed in a way to tie back to another major character from s novel this being Friv the mother of Max Daman and someone who possesses the same power of control over the world known within the work as The Mark of Cain."
"Having both Godzilla and Destoroyah be metaphors for man’s scientific overreach and capacity for destruction adds layers here, but the movie never loses sight of these two kaiju as living creatures."
"the dark imperium trilogy has a lot to offer"
"The Animatrix really enhances the world and the struggle."
"It's such a deep game, it explores the role of family and friends in our lives."
"It wows with its visuals, worlds, and concepts, entertains us with larger-than-life characters and thrilling action, while also giving us richer themes to analyze in our minds long after the film has finished."
"The Birds morphed a pot sensibility with a much deeper theme."
"It was edgy, dark, and made just as much for adults as it was for children."
"Anime has a way of using its simple premise and lofty world-building to reveal deeper themes and issues."
"Ultimately, while it lacks a lot of the thematic depth that enhances a ton of other West films, it's just impeccably entertaining from a visual and writing perspective."
"This movie is about something, and that's why it made a billion dollars."
"My Hero Academia is a breath of fresh air... built on a foundation of warmth, empathy, and parental abuse—I mean wholesomeness."
"Metro Exodus is a brilliant experience because it showcases fauré's ability to expand that world not just visually but mechanically and thematically."
"I just really appreciate how this show can tackle such serious themes but also be funny and light-hearted at the right times."
"Pretty ironic for a series that's all about people having more to them than meets the eye."
"When I first started really digging in on Marcus the one thing that I really tried to capture it was the transformation process."
"The Kratos of God of War Ragnarok is a man yearning for peace, unflinching in his refusal to compromise when it comes to the integrity and well-being of those he loves."
"The reason there's gonna be a billion motivational views today on YouTube is that people love the feeling of being motivated. They don't like putting in the work to do something about the feeling."
"It's fun for everyone, beautiful design and some weird post-apocalyptic themes."
"The real importance of this game doesn't come from the combat or spell systems... it's because of the story it tells and the questions it asks."
"It's deep and complex but it's still gadgets and costumes..."
"What keep Star Wars so relevant for all these years isn't the nostalgia but the deeper themes just under the surface."
"Princess Tutu manages to hit the perfect sweet spot between classic magical girl anime and darker subversions."
"This game deals with some capital T themes: themes like colonialism and occupation and independence and freedom."
"I'm hoping this is going to darker, more interesting places."
"The parent-child relationship and the fears that come with it run deep as a theme throughout Village."
"It's mysterious and dark, and it also taps into commentary on today's world and society and politics."
"There are themes here that are more interesting than any of the themes in any other Star Wars movie."
"Death is also a very good character from the movie."
"What makes predators different to parts 1 & 2 is that it takes itself very seriously."
"This game is absolutely a love letter to the fans."
"This could arguably be the personification of everything that is Joker all wrapped up in a movie."
"The use of 'Out of Time' in 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' is ominous, tragic, and bittersweet."
"A dark, mature superhero cartoon challenges the audience."
"Death Stranding is in every way a Hideo Kojima game... fully committed to its themes and messages."
"Stylistically it's got all the signatures of a Hideo Kojima's story... deeply philosophical, thematic, symbolic, and distinctly outlandish."
"They know for sure that sin exists because of our vanity; they know for sure that advanced technology that they refer to as machina is what angered the gods and brought destruction upon them."
"Viva La Vida would feature their most story-driven songwriting thus far, dealing with themes of love, war, death, loss, and revolutions."
"If you want a thematic Lord of the Rings game, holy shit, it's so good."
"The ghosts, while not as scary all seem like they have a purpose in the story this time... Every single ghost truly feels like they were a character involved in this community at one point."
"Turtles co-creator Peter Laird... stresses that the film will return the turtles to their darker, edgier comic-book roots."
"The illusion of self: what's to say that replicants or these AIs don't have consciousness, but we do?"
"By making a movie that was more dense with interesting themes that it takes more work to unpack, they've made a product that I personally feel rewarded coming back to years and years after I first watched it."
"It’s this inner reflection that the characters have to face which makes the show worth watching, as they wrestle with their internal problems and the more supernatural external results of that."
"Grumpy Cat: Chadwick Boseman brings gravitas."
"Silent Hill 2 is a masterpiece of high art, Silent Hill 3 is a classic depiction of the universal struggle to live."
"It changed the gears of the movie, kept us as an audience on our toes."
"Overall, Philadelphia stands as a unique animated film for its mature themes and graphic visuals yet it wasn't once in violence."
"Both beauty and darkness exist within the story, and we are shown both of them so amazingly drawn by Miura."
"This just been the rigor of a delightful Jurassic world evolution."
"The themes and excruciating details make this album haunting, realistic, and unforgettable."
"It's not just the dinosaurs, it's about the islands themselves."
"A new type of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in which the beauty is someone you can relate to -- not a perfect princess."
"It told a story beyond just connecting to the theme of grief."
"Dune has none of that. There is nothing toyetic in here, nothing for little kids to play with. It takes itself seriously."
"This is the turning point in our wordless narrative where we push past all the bright lights, treats, and rides and reveals something wonderful and horrible all at the same time."
"I appreciate the complexity of the Eternal Flame."
"It's a really somatic game I have enjoyed the game a lot it doesn't hit the table as much as it as it really should in my opinion but I've really enjoyed this game highly thematic V commandos."
"It's one of the darkest and most thematically rich films."
"I wanted to make it as dark and serious-minded as possible."
"At root it is a love story... the themes are very big."
"CDPR lost their way and paid the price, just as Night City consumes those who embrace it."
"Deceptive appearances: Necromorphs aren't just monsters."
"Everyone's ghost books in the ghost realm were everything."
"Steamboy is Otomo's best work because its themes are tied inexorably, if also fantastically, to human history."
"I do like those sort of histories that kind of take you through different time periods and I like that theme that's sort of like weaves together all those little details."
"In a way, almost every underground space in film and tv yields something valuable. They yield the most valuable part of the story."
"Radigan: not just a character, but at the core of Elden Ring's thematic identity."
"In the world of Hannibal, death is a moth, eating away at the edges of a beautiful tapestry until the picture is so eroded that all that remains is the suggestion of what might have been."
"I think the inclusion of adult Timmy does a good job getting Timmy to that point thematically too."
"The idea of humanity itself is at the foundation of the world... it's the Beating Heart of the story."
"Anderson's films are inseparable from his characters... they are figures out of which the film's themes and plot organically arise."
"Things change though with Stormfront becoming the face of the Seven and slowly he watches as all this love is stripped away and turned into hate."
"Monster High: exploring mature themes with style."
"Pixar's 'Soul' would go on to do something incredible, kinda taking the theme of death so head-on is heavy and trying to do that while ribboning it up for a kid's movie is an incredible feat to tackle."
"I don't mind that we are in kind of a darker grittier era of the Federation and Starfleet than we've seen before."
"I think there's room for darkness, I do think that there's room for conflict inside this brighter optimistic future."
"And the dark themes of her songs tap into not only the emotions of her young fans, but also the universal angst of living in the 21st century."
"It's a weird game. It feels like it's going to develop into something deeper and also it's going to get really dark."
"Every scene, every camera angle, every character design, monster, puzzle, every last molecule of fog means something in this game."
"Ergo Proxy's atmosphere is its main strength, creating a mysterious world of well-presented themes and questions."
"Both series promote the idea that the world is imperfect and that defeating evil involves not just fighting bad guys but fixing the flaws in the society that gave rise to the bad guys."
"Detective City of Angels: originality at its best."
"This Arc is so thematically dense and poetic, and it has so much going on. It reminds me as a tandem with Skypeia because Skypeia is to me the most thematically potent poetic Arc."
"These themes—the fear of getting older and the loss of being sexually desired as you age—are embedded in nearly every shot and line of dialogue."
"Bloodborne was never actually about the hunt. It's about ascension and experimentation, and most importantly of all, it's about the Great Ones."
"For a game so seemingly abstract, no Eva game prior has featured mechanics so thematically cohesive; for as literal as those other games are, they miss out on all these details that make Evangelion the show it actually is."
"His imagery is about something else; it's about capturing a human condition."
"You take enough of these individual stories."
"Triangle Strategy had some of the most poignant and relatable themes of any RPG I've played."
"Nope feels like this complete Mastery of Aesthetics and message and filmmaking, the type of movie that personally makes me love movies."
"Sonic SatAM was the best Sonic cartoon. It was its own thing, surprisingly dark."
"The writing is really really gorgeous, stunning, brutal, heartfelt, and shattering."
"Great visuals, great cast, very, very dark direction and subject matter."
"An intricately woven and thematically complex tale with fascinating, well-developed characters."
"Moments like this were as close as the game got to jolting me out of that arcade-y mindset and actually forcing me to think about the wider implications..."
"When trying to convey the horrors of conflict, a million monotonous cutscenes telling you 'war is bad but also pilots should be fighting the bad wars' will always fail to reach the thematic potency of one finely tuned interaction."
"As the story progresses, the ultimate goal of reaching the top of the tower becomes less and less important because what really shines about the series is the worlds, the buildings, the fights, and the characters."
"Kiriyama's struggle is not like other series that revolve around a game or sport about winning or performing well."
"Midsommar... cemented his status as a modern master of the genre."
"For a movie that takes that on as its main talking point, Irreversible does an amazing job with it."
"The moral dilemmas and conflicts are just so fascinating."
"This novel tackles a lot in a very short amount of pages but I think the key theme of this entire series has been family and belonging."
"Bioshock takes the player's curiosity and implies it with a grand overarching theme."
"BTS has made a conscious effort to shine a brighter light on the meaning of their songs."
"They make this world so much fun... even as disturbing and depressing as it is."
"Cannon fodder is a genuinely great short that is able to wash away the perceived gimmickness of its central animation tenets and merge it with the themes that it presents."
"This isn't just a show about the apocalypse, this is truly a show about the last of us."
"Beetlejuice was always more than just a show about death; it was a show about understanding and the desire of being seen."
"Cyberpunk is about saving yourself, so it's more about you v saving you."
"In this unconventional sci-fi black comedy, filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo uses a giant city-destroying creature to tell a surprisingly small and intimate story about addiction, toxic relationships, and personal responsibility." - WatchMojo.com
"Horror fiction where human beings are pushed to the Race's Edge."
"A lunar cycle to the game that's going to come with our update, our base game update."
"Lore was something that we knew we wanted to be a big part of this pack."
"The Exorcist holds real substance and cultural importance."
"I love a good Slow Burn Cosmic Horror Story, I feel like the aliens is just kind of a front."
"Rick and Morty deals with existential conflict and mental health, resonating with the generation."
"Layers of Fear is a master thesis in the power of atmosphere."
"Sonny boy is a demanding anime but if you give it the time it deserves, it's a rewarding experience."
"Remain solves what I've always seemed to be the primary dilemma in sports anime."
"This new beginning God of War 2018, whether you realize it or not, effectively addresses the hyper-masculine traits that we as a society expect from a man or a father but have learned over time to recognize as somewhat problematic."
"Pretty Girls is in another universe! It deals with all of that and more! It is just a deep examination into the true wickedness of humanity."
"The whole team understood the unified vision without words to detail the themes and emotions present."
"Dragon Age 4 definitely revitalizes any hope for the return of deeper and darker themes in the next Dragon Age game."
"The thing that's really surprised me has been how honestly it asks questions and how many rich themes are on display."
"Animation could be beautiful and entertaining while also containing dark moments and heavy themes."
"The darkest moments affected me the most, with tragic yet triumphant endings."
"The movie has a thematic arc about Arthur searching for a father."
"This movie exemplifies why I love horror so much... it's also a huge metaphor for a lot of different things."
"Arkham Asylum: the real world where real thugs and killers lurk."
"If that isn't a testament to the game's Fear Factor, I don't know what is."
"This theme actually had quite a bit of story to go with it."
"It's a fascinating character study whose political themes are just as relevant today."
"Driver: San Francisco is sort of permanently trapped between life and death, and there's something a little romantic about that."
"Yuji is going to die; it adds more emphasis to the concept of rebirth, which has always been at the core of Jujutsu Kaisen."
"Castlevania isn't a comedy, not even remotely. It's action-oriented, it's bloody, it's philosophical, and most of all, it's honest."
"The entire devil cop premise has been Lucifer's second chance after his rebellion."
"One Winged Angel is the perfect track to bring the feeling of gravity to a final boss fight."
"The remembrance of earth's past is science fiction at its best."
"This might be the best music of the year in a game for me it's generally thematic to fantasy themes but it's the arrangements that are just incredible."
"Thor's story of loss, tragedy, depression, and ultimately healing, rebirth, and heroism goes to places never before seen in a big-screen superhero adventure."
"The Expanse is about aliens and spaceships and explosions, and it’s really about the tragedy of human conflict."
"Ambition is a persistent thing for the dinosaurs left behind."
"When you have a story, it's also that the story is about something larger than just a plot."
"I'm curious to see if it will continue to expand its scope and depth."
"The original Godzilla film isn't your typical old-school monster movie; it's a very dark and serious movie with a political message."
"Instead of forcing the opponent to play a game along with him, Katen Kyokotsu forces his opponents to take part in a gruesome reenactment of a play."
"There's a really nice recurring theme about parents."
"The tone of this Snyder verse is serious but not oppressive."
"I really love that this movie actually hit on those themes."
"Good kid, m.A.A.d city is just such a good concept album."
"You have been conditioned throughout the film of Rogue One to identify with the people who aren't holding lightsabers."
"The tale is darkly humorous, almost allegorical, but at the same time shot through with a sense of grander themes lurking beneath the surface, just out of reach."
"Infinity Train definitely fits in with shows known for their mature themes."
"All of these are coming to bear in the story of Dragonflight."
"If we’re going to address ideology so prominently in this setting, I think we need to do it honestly."
"What people like are the kills with meaning behind them."
"Xenoblade 3 has some very poignant themes that almost all resonated with me on a deeply personal level."
"It's fitting that as Miguel runs to the cemetery and enters the land of the dead it's dusk."
"Horror movies have the opportunity and potential to imbue us with ideas and concepts about things that really matter."
"Hogwarts Legacy will be a game that is anchored in Wizarding World lore."
"If I had to boil down the theme of Outer Wilds to anything I would say it's that there is a cosmic significance to exploration and knowledge that there is something almost existentially valuable about experiencing reality."
"This is a world without hope, and Fire Punch uses this as a vehicle to dive right into the deep end."
"Frontiers feels like serial storytelling in motion, the newest chapter of a long narrative."
"Doing something right is uh Tala who joined up for the empire when it first formed but now she is one of the people that operate the path, a Jedi underground railroad."