1984 story
1984 is a 1956 British black-and-white science fiction film, based on the novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future society.
18 total · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| betrayal | major | Winston ultimately betrayed Julia after being subjected to unbearable tortures and vice versa. |
| forbidden love | major | Winston and Julia were in love but it was forbidden in the totalitarian state. |
| government indoctrination | major | The people of Oceania were subjected to constant indoctrination. |
| mass surveillance | major | The film is set in a totalitarian society in the future where the population may be monitored at any time. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | Three great police states came to dominate the world after a nuclear conflagration in 1965. |
| questioning one's beliefs | major | Winston increasingly becomes of the totalitarian system in which he is embedded. |
| resistance movement | major | Winston sought to join a rumored underground movement against Big Brother. |
| star-crossed lovers | major | Winston and Julia were in love but it was forbidden in the totalitarian state. |
| trust in a potential foe | major | Winston elected to place his trust in Julia and Charrington even though they may have been spies. |
| coping with being tortured | minor | Charrington tortured Winston. |