Environmentalists say that Universal is undermining the message of the story by partnering with Mazda to promote the CX-5, an SUV.

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Casey's parental fears remain as universal and timeless as parenthood itself, so if it takes eight years to get the message across, amen.

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Universal Aide and its director, Shirley Gremyachev, did not respond to a detailed request-for-comment message sent through its website.

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And I'm interested in ushering in a balance and showing some counter-images and showing through "The Message, " that there are songs out there that are meaningful and, you know, have universal themes in them.

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