Dark City story
An amnesiac man who finds himself suspected of murder attempts to discover his true identity and clear his name while on the run from the police and a mysterious group known only as the "Strangers".
13 total · 11 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| dystopia | major | The film was set in a city in which it was always nighttime. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The Strangers turned out to be aliens inhabiting human corpses. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | John was the subject of a police manhunt for a large portion of the film. |
| human nature | major | The Strangers were experimenting with humans to analyze their individuality in the hopes that some insight might be revealed that will help their race survive. |
| husband and wife | major | John Murdoch and Emma Murdoch. |
| memory implantation technology | major | The Strangers were overseeing the implanting the inhabitants of Dark City with memories in an effort to understand human nature. |
| romantic love | major | John and Emma. |
| serial murder | major | John was the prime suspect in a string of ritualistic killings of prostitutes. |
| telekinetic ability | major | John routinely used his telekinetic powers. One example of this is when John recovered his wallet from behind a locked glass door by forcing it open with the power of his mind. |
| unbounded thought powers | major | John was able to alter reality to his choosing by concentrating really hard. |