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 Though when people (amateur YouTube critics) talk about themes, they tend to not talk about the emergent ones but the ones that //are// intentionally placed in a film. Though when people (amateur YouTube critics) talk about themes, they tend to not talk about the emergent ones but the ones that //are// intentionally placed in a film.
  
-Examples of the type that are intentional would be //[[lb:androids.sheep]]// in [[playground:Blade Runner]] and “//Life, uh, finds a way//” in [[playground:Jurassic Park]]. Coincidentally, neither of those films explore those specific themes properly. Jurassic Park, in fact, has a different emergent theme: showing the consequences of Zoo mismanagement.+Examples of the type that are intentional would be //[[lb:androids.sheep]]// in [[lb:Blade Runner]] and “//Life, uh, finds a way//” in [[playground:Jurassic Park]]. Coincidentally, neither of those films explore those specific themes properly. Jurassic Park, in fact, has a different emergent theme: showing the consequences of Zoo mismanagement.
  
 [[lb:dn]] is probably the pre-eminent example of a work that has an emergent theme: as it //sorta//, //kinda//, //not really// explores the question of what justice is, embodied by Kira or L.\\ [[lb:dn]] is probably the pre-eminent example of a work that has an emergent theme: as it //sorta//, //kinda//, //not really// explores the question of what justice is, embodied by Kira or L.\\
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 Now for consequences: the park's computer system is hijacked, resulting in a blackout; animals become sick; animals start escaping the second they have the opportunity to; a man was eaten by Raptors; many people died. Now for consequences: the park's computer system is hijacked, resulting in a blackout; animals become sick; animals start escaping the second they have the opportunity to; a man was eaten by Raptors; many people died.
  
-In contrast, mentioning a theme generally means that you point at it and go “[[lb:androids shee]]” and then calling it a day. You don't really show the specifics of what contributes to that theme, or show consequences...or really do anything.\\+In contrast, mentioning a theme generally means that you point at it and go “[[lb:androids sheep]]” and then calling it a day. You don't really show the specifics of what contributes to that theme, or show consequences...or really do anything.\\
 Viewers can also mis-identify themes just by assuming that exploring is the same thing as mentioning. Viewers can also mis-identify themes just by assuming that exploring is the same thing as mentioning.
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