Escape from New York story
Set in the near-future world of 1997, the film concerns a crime-ridden United States, which has converted Manhattan Island in New York City into the country's maximum-security prison. "Once you go in you don't come out". Air Force One is hijacked by terrorists and is purposely crashed in New York City. Ex-soldier and current federal prisoner Snake Plissken is given just 24 hours to go in and rescue the President of the United States, after which, if successful, Snake will be pardoned.
9 total · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| crime | major | Crime had risen so high in the United States by the late 1980s that all of Manhattan Island was turned into an open air prison. |
| facing a hostage situation | major | Snake Plissken was given 24 hours to rescue the U.S. President from a gang of thugs. |
| lawless anarchy dystopia | major | We saw a near-future United States where the United States was so overrun with crime that Manhattan was made into an open air prison where convicted were basically left to fend for themselves. |
| lonewolf way of life | major | The story's antihero Snake Plissken was the kind of guy who wasn't looking to make any friends and called no man mister. |
| aircraft hijacking | minor | A group of revolutionaries hijacked the U.S. President’s airplane and flew it into a Manhattan building. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Brain and Maggy. |
| fusion power | minor | The President was heading to a global summit to reveal something about nuclear fusion. |
| terrorism | minor | A group of revolutionaries hijacked the U.S. President’s airplane and flew it into a Manhattan building. |
| what if I had to fight to the death | minor | The Duke pitted Snake Plissken in a fight to the death against a mountain of a man. |