Interpreting the obelisk symbol, 2001 was about the evolutionary educational possibilities of the cinema.

Interpreting the "payload" symbol (among many others), Sunshine was about conception.

Interpreting the trailer, Star Wars was really about a boy, a girl, and a universe.

The Special Editions and the Prequel trilogy were really a brilliant, decade-long quest to turn experiencing the true Star Wars movies into a legend, an experience unattainable by an entire generation, thus allowing for a glorious golden age of filmic ecstasy when they are finally released to thunderous fanfare, cementing their place in history and leading the world into an age of peace and prosperity that will last a thousand years.

And Gremlins was about Gremlins.