Hollow Man story

movie: Hollow Man (2000) · 2000-08-04

Hollow Man is a 2000 science fiction horror film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin. Synopsis: A scientist volunteers to be the first human test subject for a serum that renders the user invisible. When his fellow scientists are unable to restore him back to normal, he eventually becomes violently insane and goes on a murderous rampage.

19 total · 2 choice · 8 major · 9 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
invisibility ability choice A main novelty of the film surrounds the scientist Sebastian Caine's experience of what it is like to be invisible.
personal invisibility cloak choice A main novelty of the film involves the scientist Sebastian Caine injecting himself with an experimental serum that renders its subject invisible and its unfortunate aftermath.
attitude of superiority major The scientist Sebastian Caine had an over-inflated ego, routinely boasted to others about how much of a genius he was, and even referred to himself as God on two separate occasions.
office romance major The co-workers at the lab Linda and Matt were having a relationship in secret behind the lab principal investigator Sebastian's back.
old flames major Sebastian made continued efforts to rekindle his relationship with his old flame and current colleague, Linda, but she had already moved on.
romantic jealousy major Sebastian became increasingly consumed with jealousy after finding out that his colleague Matt was carrying on with Sebastian's old flame, Linda, behind his back.
romantic love major The main characters Linda and Matt were head over heels in love.
scientist occupation major The viewer is shown a stereotyped view of what it might be like for a team of scientists to work on developing an invisibility serum in a government lab.
unrequited love major Central to the story was Sebastian not being able to come to terms with the fact that his ex-girlfriend, Linda, wasn't into him anymore and had moved on to be with somebody else.
what if I could do anything I wanted without repercussions major Central to the story was Sebastian Caine losing all sense of morality once he became invisible and didn't need to worry about facing any consequences for his actions anymore.