Le Prix du Danger story
A game show contestant must avoid being killed by any one of five pursuers. If successful, the contestant is awarded a large cash prize. It is based on Robert Sheckley's 1958 short story "The Prize of Peril".
12 total · 8 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| engaged couple | major | François and Marianne. |
| exploitation of sentient beings | major | There was an ongoing conflict between the game show producers and a group of activists over where it was morally acceptable to permit willing contestants to perform death defying feats in the hope of winning prize money. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | François had four hours to arrive at a predetermined destination and not get killed by any one of five pursuers in the process. If successful, he'd get a large cash prize for his troubles. |
| institutionalized human blood sports society | major | The film is about a game show in which willing contestants are hunted down and killed for sport; those contestants who survive win the adulation of the public and large sums of money. |
| people endangering their lives in ways that don't hurt other people | major | The viewer is made to ponder whether it is okay for people to willingly participate as contestants in a game show where they are made to take on life threatening challenges in exchanges for large cash prized - if they live. |
| reality television in society | major | The film is about a game show in which willing contestants are hunted down and killed for sport; those contestants who survive win the adulation of the public and large sums of money. |
| romantic love | major | François and Marianne. |
| the entertainment industry | major | We saw what it was like for a group of producers to produce a human blood sports game show. For example, they took great pains to choose contestants that would appeal to the public. |
| blood sports | minor | Blood thirsty spectators were shown delighting in Francois getting hunted down for sport. |
| courage | minor | The contestants were praised for their courage, especially François. |