Deep Blue Sea story
Set in an isolated underwater facility, the film follows a team of scientists and their research on mako sharks to help fight Alzheimer's disease. The situation plunges into chaos when multiple genetically engineered sharks go on a rampage and flood the facility.
9 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. beast | choice | The people trapped in the ocean facility were being terrorized by multiple genetically engineered sharks. |
| species uplifting | choice | A main novelty of the film concerns a scientist who inadvertently creates intelligent mako sharks in the process of genetically engineering their brains. The genetically engineered sharks made a complex plan to escape to the open ocean from the facility that was their prison. In particular, the sharks manipulated people into flooding the ocean facility, so they (the sharks) could escape to through some weak mesh fences at the surface, bypassing the lower titanium walls. |
| cure for an as yet uncurable disease | major | Dr. Susan McCallister was genetically engineering mako sharks to have bigger brains as part of her research to help cure Alzheimer's disease. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Dr. Susan McCallister's research into a cure for Alzheimer's disease inadvertently led to the creation of a pack of intelligent sharks that swam around killing everyone. |
| Christianity | minor | The facility cook Sherman Dudley quoted several biblical passages, and pointedly clutched his crucifix in a moment of danger. |
| human occupational activity | minor | The facility cook Sherman Dudley was shown at work. |
| human vs. natural disaster | minor | Russell Franklin spoke of how it'd taken him and his party a week to climb out from an avalanche. [avalanche] |
| resentment | minor | The parolee Carter Black acted in an indignant manner toward Russell Franklin solely because Russell was rich. |
| speculative genetic engineering | minor | Dr. Susan McCallister genetically engineered some mako sharks to have bigger brains, making them smarter and more deadly as an unintended consequence. |