Title: theme
Course: PULS - Englisch Vertiefungskurs

a major object of concern and the main subject that is discussed in a piece of writing or film

more abstract than "topic"

example:

- topic: In "Billy Elliot" a boy tries to grow up during the turmoils of the 1984 miners' strike.
- theme: The film "Billy Elliot" focuses on themes such as growing up, parental preconceptions, prejudice and the ties of a community.