Fear: fear is recurrent throughout the film and is experienced by many characters. Andy and Meryl experience fear pretty much everyday of their lives, in particular we notice this when they both discuss seeing death everywhere and during their sex scene when they both imagine what could go wrong. Andy is constantly fearful that his life isn’t worth living and that he isn’t a good enough father. Most characters in the film experience fear at one point or another and Fear is one of the major themes throughout the film.
Chance: the theme or feeling of chance appears throughout the film. Chance encounters and situations have helped the director to inter relate the story line and characters. The reason Meryl and nick meet is due to chance. The reason that Phil’s life is on the improvement is because nick happened to tell him about his cancer. There are many more examples of chance appearing throughout the film too.
Commitment: Commitment or more so a lack of commitment from certain characters is a constant theme throughout the film especially from Andy, who can’t commit to his kids, to Anna or to his wife, his job and his friends. Andy’s lack of commitment helps make up who he is. The same can be said for different characters.
By Brad
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