ic ▁allows , ▁even ▁in ▁interior ▁dialog ue ▁scenes ; ▁it ▁makes ▁the ▁world ▁feel ▁more ▁tang ible ." ▁Stone ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Grey ▁V illet ▁as ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" gre at est ▁tre asure ▁tro ves ", ▁while ▁stating ▁V illet ' s ▁phot ography ▁not ▁only ▁influenced ▁the ▁cinemat ography ▁but ▁the ▁script , ▁production ▁design , ▁and ▁cost ume ▁design . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁described ▁an ▁ap olit ical ▁film , ▁following ▁different ▁emot ional ▁ar cs ▁about ▁the ▁human ▁condition , ▁including ▁family ▁relationships ▁and ▁love , ▁as ▁such ▁as ▁Nich ols ' ▁Sh ot gun ▁St ories ▁( 2 0 0 7 ), ▁Take ▁Sh elter ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁M ud ▁( 2 0 1 2 ), ▁and ▁Mid night ▁Special ▁( 2 0 1 6 ), ▁where in ▁these ▁them es ▁are ▁also ▁expl ored . ▁Nich ols ▁also ▁mentions ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁love , ▁human ▁rights , ▁cultural ▁and ▁institution al ized ▁rac ism , ▁and ▁of ▁over coming ▁big ot ry . ▁Nich ols ▁remarked ▁that ▁both ▁Richard ▁and ▁M ild red ▁L oving ▁represent ▁what ▁are ▁important ▁about ▁political ▁deb ates , ▁whilst ▁remark ing ▁that ▁once ▁political ▁or ▁religious ▁deb ates ▁are ▁engaged ▁then ▁the ▁them es ▁or ▁ide als ▁come ▁about , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁states , ▁" I ▁think ▁people ▁just ▁start ▁thinking ▁about ▁themselves ▁and ▁what ▁they ' re ▁comfortable ▁with ▁and ▁what ▁they ▁think ▁is ▁right ▁and ▁wrong