A Long Return story
A husband chooses to place his wife in cryogenic suspension when she is diagnosed with an unspecified terminal illness.
9 total · 8 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | David chose to put his wife Anna in cryogenic suspension after she was diagnosed with a terminal disease until such time as a cure was found. |
| cryogenic technology | major | David chose to put his wife Anna in cryogenic suspension after she was diagnosed with a terminal disease until such time as a cure was found. |
| friendship | major | Anna and Irene were best friends. |
| husband and wife | major | The story followed the lives of initially happy married couple David, an architect, and Anna, a young college student. |
| reunion with a loved one | major | Anna was reunited with her husband David after waking up from a 40 year cryogenic suspension. |
| romantic love | major | Anna and David were passionately in love with one another. This is evidenced by David remaining faithful to Anna for the 40 years she spent in cryogenic suspension. |
| what if I found myself in the future | major | Anna woke up after having spent 40 years in cryogenic suspension. Anna, who was not subject to physical aging during her suspension, met her best friend Irene and loving husband David - both were elderly. |
| young and old romance | major | Vibrant young college student, Anna, fell in love with and married the established architect David. Their apparent age was strikingly contrasted when a physically unaged Anna reunited with an elderly David. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Anna grieved over the passing of her elderly husband David toward the film's conclusion. |