20000 Leagues Under the Sea story

movie: 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) · 1954-12-23

A film adaptation of the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.

13 total · 6 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
human vs. captivity major Arronax, Ned Land, and Conseil were held captive aboard the Nautilus by Nemo.
misanthropy major Nemo harbored a deem resentment of humankind, and sunk ships with his submarine when the opportunity arose.
science for war or peace major Nemo was against sharing his revolutionary energy production technology with humankind for fear it would be used for war.
speculative submarine major Nemo built a super high-tech submarine to explore the ocean depths among other things.
the desire for vengeance major Nemo hated humankind over having been treated with inhumanity in his early life (also his wive and child had been murdered), and he sought ought vengeance.
voyage under the sea major Nemo and Arronax explored the ocean depths together in the high-tech submarine the Nautilis.
coping with bad cooking minor Ned Land was disgusted by the delicacies from the sea that Nemo had had prepared for him.
cryptid minor The US government organized a naval expedition to investigate reports of a sea monster.
greed for riches minor Ned Land put his life at risk to make his way off the submarine with treasure that Nemo was using as ballast.
human vs. beast minor The US government sends a naval expedition to destroy a supposed sea monster that turned out to be Nemo's submarine. Also there was a battle with a giant squid and a tense encounter with a shark.