Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace story
It is up to the founder of virtual reality and his pluck band of runaway teenage hackers to stop the "Lawnmower Man" from taking over the world. It is a sequel to the 1992 film The Lawnmower Man.
17 total · 1 choice · 8 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| speculative virtual reality | choice | The virtual reality city people were jacking into is a main novelty of the film. |
| computer hacking | major | Peter and the other runaway teens were hackers by trade. For example, Jade into a phone listing to find Dr. Cori Platt's phone number. Jobe hacked into a subway system's computer system to send a train car careening into the one that Dr. Benjamin Trace and the runaway teens were riding. Jobe hacked into Los Angeles' computer systems and caused much chaos in the city. |
| hubris | major | Jobe came to think of him self as a god and tried to take over the world. |
| human childhood | major | Four runaway teens joined forces with the founder of virtual reality Dr. Benjamin Pierce to save the world from Jobe's diabolical scheme to become the false savior of humankind. |
| Messiah complex | major | Jobe fancied himself as a sort of god to his numerous followers. |
| old flames | major | Dr. Benjamin Trace teamed up with his former love interest, Dr. Cori Platt, initially to stop the Virtual Light Institute from launching a potentially dangerous virtual reality technology, and later to stop Jobe from taking over the world. |
| romantic love | major | The story built up to the old flames Dr. Benjamin Trace and Dr. Cori Platt rekindling their love for one another. |
| the lust for power | major | Jobe hatched a diabolical plot to force everyone in the world to live in cyberspace where he would rule over them as a god. |
| unethical business practices | major | The corporate tycoon and virtual reality entrepreneur Jonathan Walker resorted to underhanded means to get his Congressional approval for his corporation's revolutionary, but possibly dangerous Chyron chip technology. |
| anti-technology way of life | minor | The inventor of virtual reality Dr. Benjamin Trace, who was living secluded from society, told a group of runaway teens that "technology consumes the soul". |