Gamera, the Giant Monster story
A giant, flying, fire breathing turtle is poised to destroy Tokyo.
10 total · 3 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cryptid | major | A giant turtle, dubbed Gamera by the Inuits, was a prehistoric creature that emerged from the arctic ice after millions of years of being in hibernation. |
| giant monster | major | The giant turtle-like creature Gamera attacked Tokyo. |
| human vs. monster | major | The people of Tokyo versus Gamera. |
| father and son | minor | A father quarreled with his son over the son keeping a pet turtle. |
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | minor | There were reports of flying saucer sightings around the world. There were so many that flying saucers overtook Gamera as the lead story in world newspapers. |
| friendship | minor | A young boy befriended Gamera. |
| master and pet | minor | The boy and his beloved pet turtle. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | A woman was warned to stay away from an airplane crash site on account that it was carrying atomic weapons and there was radiation at the site. Gamera survived high exposure to radioactive atomic bomb fallout. |
| transnational institution for peace | minor | The nations of the world cooperated through the United Nations to stop Gamera. |
| World War III | minor | Dr. Hidaka mentioned that World War III might occur any minute. |