Lords of the Deep story

movie: Lords of the Deep (1989) · 1989-04-21

An seabed base is attacked by alien life forms.

7 total · 3 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
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.