Around the World Under the Sea story
The crew of a five-man submarine travels the world oceans, planting sensors on the ocean floor to warn scientists of any impending earthquakes. Although Jules Verne isn't credited by the film makers, his influence can be seen throughout the film.
10 total · 3 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| romantic love | major | Dr. Doug Standish and Dr. Maggie Hanford fell for one another while serving aboard the Hydronaut. |
| speculative submarine | major | The super deep-diving, nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut. |
| voyage under the sea | major | The crew of the deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine Hydronaut make a submerged circumnavigation of the world to plant monitoring sensors on the ocean floor that will help scientists better predict impending earthquakes. |
| cryptid | minor | The Hydronaut encountered a giant electric eel on the sea floor. |
| human vs. beast | minor | Hank was attacked by a giant electric eel on the sea floor. |
| misanthropy | minor | Hank Stahl was on the mind that people were bad and he retreated under the sea to be in the company of sea animals. |
| nuclear fission power | minor | There was deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine, although the fact that it was nuclear powered was not central to the story. |
| pleasure in nature | minor | Hydronaut crew members beheld the natural wonders that abounded beneath the waves. |
| unrequited love | minor | Dr. Philip Volker at Dr. Maggie Hanford. |
| weaponization of animals | minor | Dr. Philip Volker trained a dolphin to plant magnetic mines on the hulls of ships. |