Capricorn One story
The film tells the story of a government hoax created to deceive the public on a supposed Mars landing.
10 total · 7 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| conspiracy theory | major | NASA faked a manned mission to Mars. |
| duty vs. conscience | major | Should the astronauts go along with the hoaxed mission to Mars or follow their consciences and refuse to participate? |
| facing organized pursuit | major | The last half of the film focused on the three astronauts efforts to evade a manhunt that NASA officials issued for them. |
| human vs. institution | major | Three astronauts were coerced by NASA into participating in a hoaxed Mars landing. |
| interplanetary space travel | major | NASA faked a manned mission to Mars. |
| malicious hoaxes in society | major | NASA faked a manned mission to Mars. |
| secret government project | major | NASA faked a manned mission to Mars. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | The astronaut's wives grieved upon being informed that their husbands had died upon reentry to Earth. This was especially the case for Mrs. Brubaker. |
| husband and wife | minor | The astronauts and their wives. |
| privatization in society | minor | The mission to Mars was faked because NASA contracted out the job of building a life support system for the astronauts to a private company and the company cut corners and it didn't work. |