Life Returns story
A doctor is convinced that the dead can be brought back to life gets the chance to prove his theory on a dog that has recently died.
8 total · 3 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | major | Dr. Kendrick and his young son Danny. |
| revival long after death | major | The film culminated with Dr. Frederick bringing Danny's recently euthanized dog back from the dead. |
| scientist occupation | major | The story followed a scientist (Dr. Frederick) as he tried to prove his theory that the dead can be brought back to life. |
| coping with the death of a parent | minor | Danny grieved the sudden and unexpected loss his mother. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Dr. Kendrick grieved the sudden and unexpected loss his wife |
| master and pet | minor | The young boy Danny and his dog Scooter. |
| medical occupation | minor | We saw Dr. Kendrick working as a practicing physician. |
| philanthropist way of life | minor | A.K. Arnold was supposedly running a philanthropic research institute, but he was mainly concerned with developing commercializable products. |