First Men in the Moon story
A film adaptation of H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| engaged couple | major | Arnold Bedford and Kate. |
| interplanetary space travel | major | A trio of Victorian-era English-people flew to the Moon using anti-gravity technology. |
| life in Victorian Britain | major | A trio of Victorian-era English-people went to the Moon using anti-gravity technology. |
| Moon people | major | The Victorian-era people encountered Selenites, that is, Moon people. |
| romantic love | major | Arnold Bedford and Kate. |
| subterranean civilization | major | The Selenites lived under the surface of the Moon and were fascinated to learn that humans lived on the surface of the Earth. |
| anti-gravity technology | minor | Joseph Cavor figured out a way to deflect gravity and used it to power a vessel to go to the Moon. |
| human vs. beast | minor | The Victorians were attacked by some sort of giant caterpillar while exploring a lunar cavern. |
| speculative spaceship | minor | A United Nations rocketship went to the Moon and found incontrovertible evidence that the Victorians had beaten them there by over 60 years. |
| speculative spacesuit | minor | The Victorians on the Moon wore old fashioned divingsuit-like spacesuits. |