Endgame story

movie: Endgame (1983) · 1983-11-05

In the year 2025, a nuclear holocaust has left New York City an irradiated, but not abandoned, wasteland. The ruined city is inhabited now by scavenger packs and telepathic mutants, who are persecuted by the elite survivors. Keeping the few remaining people pacified is the reality television program Endgame, where hunters and gladiators fight to the death for large financial winnings.

20 total · 9 major · 11 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
greed for riches	major	Ron and his team were motivated by the promise of a chest full of gold bars to guide a group of mutants across a desert to safety from the government mutant extermination forces.
hatred of exceptional people	major	People, in particular Bull, were bigoted against mutants and mistrustful of them also. The government used television to promote hatred and intolerance of the mutants.
humanoid mutant	major	There was a race of persecuted, telepathic mutants.
institutionalized human blood sports society	major	A ruling elite the few remaining people in the city pacified with the reality television program Endgame, where hunters and gladiators fight to the death for large financial winnings.
post-apocalyptic dystopia	major	The film is set in the ruins of a post nuclear holocaust, irradiated New York City and its surrounding wastelands.
reality television in society	major	A ruling elite the few remaining people in the city pacified with the reality television program Endgame, where hunters and gladiators fight to the death for large financial winnings.
social oppression	major	An underclass of telepathic mutants were being persecuted by the goeverment.
telepathic ability	major	The mutants communicated telepathically. Moreover, the mutant Lilith engaged in regular, two-way communication with the human Ron.
telepathic being	major	There was a race of persecuted, telepathic mutants.
commercialism in society	minor	The reality television show producer was plugging the Life Plus energy drink at every opportunity.