Scott Derrickson

I really love horror novels, horror films, that are pointing at deeper ideas and thematic meaning. It's a way of thinking about films differently; that's what I think I like the most about it. I love the fact that's it's pointing at a more mysterious world - that the world is more of a mysterious place than we tend to let ourselves believe.

American Director

Ransom Riggs

Just the textures of things are really important to me as I'm writing; I think atmospherics and visuals can have such emotional impact if you can harness the thematic thread between how scenes look and how your characters feel. I like to tug on that thread.

American Writer

Michael Giacchino

Lost' is such a thematic show that I'm always afraid that if I know something's going to happen at the end, I'll subconsciously write something in where someone who's astute will go, 'Oh, he used so-and-so's theme: that must mean so-and-so is coming back!

American Composer

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Sure, there are moments that you can escape, and you can sit back and just enjoy it, but one of the most fun things about 'The Witcher' is that it reflects on our real world, in big thematic ways, in political ways, and in cultural ways.

American Producer

Joshua Waitzkin

I tend not to dwell on the parallels between chess and business, chess and the martial arts, or any two things for that matter, because the truth is that all pursuits are connected if we gain an eye for the thematic links.

American Celebrity

Simon McBurney

Endgame' resists narrative and even thematic explanation. How you play it has to reflect this. If you decide something too much in advance, you forget the element that gives the play life - the audience.

English Actor

David Bowie

However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums.

English Musician

Annalee Newitz

Interstellar' is a thematic sequel to Christopher Nolan's last original film, 'Inception'. It drops us into a dark future full of otherworldly landscapes and time distortions.

American Journalist

John Sebastian

It might be thematic work. It might be theatrical. I enjoy that kind of work.

American Musician

Steven Van Zandt

I've always been very thematic with my work, very conceptual.

Use 'thematic' to describe parties or events organized around a central concept.

Event Planning

'Thematic' extends a theme into different aspects or areas, like in studies or discussions.

Extension of Theme

The word can apply to various fields, from parties to projects, whenever there's a central theme.

Broad Application

In linguistics, 'thematic' refers to sentence structure and the role of the subject.

Language Structure

It helps describe who is doing what in a sentence, clarifying the action taker's role.

Action Identification

'Thematic' in art implies the conveyance of deeper meanings or messages.

Artistic Interpretation

Uses in art and literature often explore themes related to culture or society.

Cultural Expression

Thematic works stimulate thought about the main subject, prompting further reflection.

Intellectual Engagement

 Where's the landscape features? Where's the weaponry? Where's the daily life? Did nobody look up at the sky? You know? And so I think that, personally, and this is what we're starting to dig into now, I think a lot of these geometric signs might actually be representational, as well. And it could give us some fascinating insight into thematic categories

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 whether it's song lyrics combining perfectly with a melody, the thematic content of a painting heightened by its use of colors and brushstrokes, or the well constructed plot of a novel conveyed through perfectly crafted sentences. Most importantly, the network of associations formed by ideasethesia

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 in the sports culture and the US military, in schools, we pioneered this approach called the bystander approach to gender-violence prevention. And I just want to give you the highlights of the bystander approach, because it's a big thematic shift,