Carrie Rickey : Themes that 2013 movies tackled included survival , economic exploitation . It was n't all about angst , though , even if the laughter at the multiplex was rueful . ` Rickey : Many character - driven films featured characters who tried to take advantage of others . She said a number of films had the idea : Forget about living , survival is enough . Anderson : Of course , we have the usual end - of - the - world and large - scale attack movies .
Carrie Rickey : Themes that 2013 movies tackled included survival , economic exploitation . Rickey : Many character - driven films featured characters who tried to take advantage of others . She said a number of films had the idea : Forget about living , survival is enough . Anderson : Of course , we have the usual end - of - the - world and large - scale attack movies .