2.0 story
The film follows the conflict between Chitti, the once dismantled humanoid robot, and Pakshi Rajan, a former ornithologist who seeks vengeance upon cell phone users to prevent avian population decline. It is the second installment in the Enthiran franchise.
19 total · 10 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| android | major | Chitti is a humanoid robot with superhuman powers created by Vaseegaran. The domestic and feminine humanoid robot Nila was also created by Vaseegaran. |
| endangered species | major | Pakshi Rajan was convinced that cell phone towers were making birds go extinct. |
| environmentalism | major | One message of the film is that cell phone towers do harm to the environment. In particular, Pakshi Rajan was obsessed with the idea that cell phone towers were harming birds. |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | The people of Chennai were attacked by their cell phones. |
| maker and machine | major | Vaseegaran and Chitti. Vaseegaran and Nila. |
| social change due to new technology | major | The film provided a commentary on everyone being glued to their smart phones all the time. In particular, we saw chaos and confusion break out all over the city of Chennai after everyones cell phones literally flew away. |
| social media in society | major | The film provided a commentary on everyone being glued to their smart phones all the time. In particular, we saw chaos and confusion break out all over the city of Chennai after everyones cell phones literally flew away. |
| speculative ability | major | Chitti, a superhero android, has an assortment of superhuman abilities. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | The film concluded with Vaseegaran explaining how we must strike a balance between preserving nature and spreading technology around the world. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Pakshi Rajan returned from the dead intent on killing all cell phone users. |