Genesis II story

movie: Genesis II (1973) · 1973-03-23

The film tells the story of a 20th-century man thrown forward in time, to a post-apocalyptic future, by an accident in suspended animation.

10 total · 6 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
pacifism major PAX slaves, being pacifist by nature, were reluctant to consent to Dylan's plan to revolt against their Tyrian masters.
post-apocalyptic dystopia major The film was set in a post-apocalyptic future where people were still recovering from a catastrophic world war.
slavery major The Tyranians, who ruled what was once Arizona and New Mexico, systematically enslaved humans.
social oppression major The Tyrians systematically enslaved the PAX people.
suspended animation major Astronaut Dylan Hunt was put into suspended animation and woke up in the year 2133.
what if I found myself in the future major Astronaut Dylan Hunt was put into suspended animation and woke up in the year 2133.
coping with being tortured minor Dylan Hunt was tortured by the Tyrians.
fusion power minor Nuclear fusion energy seemed to be the primary power source of both the world of 1979 and 2133.
speculative torture device minor A Tyrian man used a pain inducing wand to torture Dylan Hunt.
World War III minor An event called "The Great Conflict" (i.e. a third and final World War) destroyed the civilization of Hunt's time.