1990: The Bronx Warriors story
A 17-year-old heiress to the arms manufacturing giant is unable to face her guilt over inheriting a morally questionable company when she turns 18, and runs away into the lawless wasteland of New York's the Bronx.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| arms trade | major | The Manhattan Corporation, which Anne stood to inherit. controlled over 60% of the world's arms production. |
| corporation interfering in politics | major | The Manhattan Corporation, which Anne stood to inherit, controlled over 60% of the world's arms production, giving it undue influence in New York politics. |
| criminal gangs | major | Three rival gangs were duking it out for control of some territory in the Bronx. |
| infatuation | major | Anne and Trash hit it off instantly. |
| lawless anarchy dystopia | major | The film is set in the Bronx in a near future where the authorities gave up all efforts to install law and order, and the area is run by rival gangs. |
| a common enemy unites | minor | Rival gang leaders Trash and The Ogre joined forces against their common enemy: the ruthless mercenary named Hammer |
| betrayal | minor | Trash's seemingly loyal right hand man Ice turned on Trash in exchange for a cash payment from Hammer. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Trash and his fellow gang members mourned the loss of two of their own. |
| sadism | minor | Hammer was laughing maniacally as his men were using their flame throwers on gang members. |
| social inequality | minor | The lives of the well-to-do in Manhattan were contrasted with those of people living across the river in the Bronx which was in shambles. |