2015 mainstream films have life themes that are really quite specific, but people see them for entertainment.

People are not going to see the big films for their ideas.

Box Office champ Jurassic World was about treating nature kindly, hardly a universal theme that everyone can relate to. For those that did take notice, there were more enjoying the action set pieces.

As well, there were films that tended to take a more moralistic or principled approach to issues and preaching never did go down well at the cinema. But something esoteric may.

Star Wars The Force Awakens was about the light is stronger than the darkness when light resists darkness, which in itself is something for a limited audience, but the film became the biggest box office hit of the year.

Which may say that any idea may be accepted in the mainstream, but it takes a certain delivery and emphasis for the film to succeed. In the main, the people did not see Star Wars to think about ideas. Some people would—which puts Star Wars philosophies in the background.

However, I thought about how I could write about the best life themes of 2015. I decided to approach the task with looking at what themes were universal. This is what I came up with:

Jupiter Ascending is about a subject that is spread all over the news, of dictators and wars. The theme of this film is to thwart oppressive regimes and bring freedom, which is at the heart of democracy in the modern Western world.

Close to that theme is to fight and there will be justice for the people and they will receive life, in Mad Max Fury Road.

Ex Machina and Self/less deal with contemporary issues in conflicting ways. .Ex Machina is a cautionary tale about artificial intelligence is more intelligent than humans, but Self/less is about nature overcoming the unnatural.

Identity is a strong issue in society. Ricki and the Flash is about redemption from problems means people have to embrace their true identity and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials tells us identity matters.

But the better ones, I think, are the ones about everyday life.

Paper Towns says to grow up you must face some pain of the truth.

Fairy tale Cinderella was about forgiveness comes from within. I think forgiveness is as relevant as anything in everyday life because we all have to deal with forgiving somebody even on a daily basis.

Creed says it’s not if you win, but taking it to the end.

My personal favorite is Mr. Holmes: reaching out to find redemption from what’s missing and lost.

That puts my taste, in this case, as less universal but firmly within a demographic.

But millions of others have been watching films that have narrow themes so I am not alone.