Chapter 5 Critical PerspectivesTheDefinitionofThemeTypicalThematicConcernsAuteurTheoryStructuralismFeminismandGenderStudiesIntroduction . FilmTheoryprovidesanalternativesetofcriticalapproaches:AuteurTheory,Structuralism,FeminismandGenderStudies,PsychoanalysisandtheSpectator,PoliticsandIdeology.Typical Thematic Concerns Here is an overview of some of the forms in which theme is expressed in Hollywood (and other English-language) films: 1. BroadHumanConcerns2. LifePhilosophies3. ReligiousandEthica