Cyborg story

movie: Cyborg (1989) · 1989-04-07

A mercenary battles a group of murderous marauders along the East coast of the United States in a post-apocalyptic future.

9 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
cyborg choice Pearl volunteered to be made into a cyborg through surgical augmentation so that she might complete a dangerous courier mission.
post-apocalyptic dystopia choice The film is set in a future where a horrible plague had brought civilization as we know it to an end.
natural pandemic major A small group of scientists were working to cure an apocalyptic plague, known as the living death, that had crippled civilization.
sadism major Fender's desire to inflict pain and misery, and the fact that he liked the miserable dystopia, was a recurring motif
the desire for vengeance major Gibson got back at the gang leader Fender for having killed his girlfriend and for later having crucifying him on the mast of a beached, derelict ship.
coping with memories of a lost love minor Gibson had flashbacks to happier times with his now dead lover.
remembrance minor Gibson was preoccupied with memories of his murdered wife and family
the lust for power minor Fender said he wanted to control the cure in order to get power
unrequited love minor Nady was rebuffed by Gibson