Lords of the Deep story
An seabed base is attacked by alien life forms.
7 total · 3 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| deep sea exploration | major | The film is set on board an ocean floor laboratory in a near future ocean where the Earth's ozone layer has been depleted and new means of habitation and survival on the seabed are being explored. |
| ecological destruction | major | The story culminated with a race of aliens, who were discovered to be inhabiting Earth's ocean floor, warning humanity not to destroy their environment as they had done to their own planet. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The seabed base crew encountered apparently hostile alien life forms on the ocean floor, but in the end it turned out that the aliens were benevolent. |
| depletion of a vital natural resource | minor | The film is set in the year 2020 by which time humankind had consumed "most of Earth's resources". |
| ozone layer depletion | minor | It wasn't possible to go outside without getting second degree burns because humans had all but destroyed the Earth's ozone layer. |
| romantic love | minor | Fellow crew members Claire and Jack got cozy together in the confines of their undersea base. |
| unethical business practices | minor | The Martel Neptune Corporation was up to nefarious things on the bottom of the sea. |