20000 Leagues Under the Sea story
A film adaptation of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
16 total · 7 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| confronting an old ghost | major | Charles Denver is literally confronted by the ghost of the Princess Daaker whom he attacked years ago and she stabbed herself rather than submit to him. |
| father and daughter | major | Nemo longed to meet his missing daughter who it turns out had grown up as a wild girl on an uninhabited island; Arronax's daughter bid him a loving farewell before he left on his voyage. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Arronax aboard the Nautilus by Nemo. |
| speculative submarine | major | Nemo built a super high-tech submarine to explore the ocean depths among other things. |
| stranded on a deserted island | major | Following the crash of their hot air balloon, a group of Union soldiers found themselves stranded on a far-flung island. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Nemo (a.k.a. Prince Daakar) was consumed with a desire for vengeance against Charles Denver over having attacked Princess Daaker during Denver's time as a colonial officer in India. |
| voyage under the sea | major | Nemo and Arronax explored the ocean depths together in the high-tech submarine the Nautilis. |
| colonialism | minor | Nemo (a.k.a. Prince Daakar) describes British colonial rule made homeland of India a land of desolation. |
| cryptid | minor | The US government organized a naval expedition to investigate reports of a sea monster. |
| feral children in society | minor | Union soldiers find wild woman on island and proceed to civilize her |