From the Earth to the Moon story
From the Earth to the Moon is the only film adaptation of the Jules Verne science fiction novel of the same name.
7 total · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| annihilation by WMDs | major | Victor Barbicane developed the new explosive "Power X" that had the destructive force to destroy the entire world. |
| interplanetary space travel | major | Victor Barbicane used the power of "Power X" to attempt a flight to the Moon and back. |
| romantic love | major | Ben Sharpe and Virginia Nicholl. |
| science for war or peace | major | Victor Barbicane's new explosive "Power X" could be used to reach the Moon or blow up the Earth. |
| speculative spaceship | major | Victor Barbicane went to the Moon in a "Power X" fueled rocketship. |
| arms trade | minor | Victor Barbicane and other munitions producers had profited handsomely from selling weapons to both sides in the American Civil War. |
| father and daughter | minor | Nicholl and Virginia Nicholl. |