Lucy story
Lucy is a 2014 French science fiction action film written and directed by Luc Besson for his company EuropaCorp, and produced by his wife, Virginie Besson- Silla. Synopsis: A woman gains psychokinetic abilities when a nootropic, psychedelic drug is absorbed into her bloodstream.
22 total · 4 major · 18 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human nature | major | A message of the film is that a loss of humanity comes with increased intelligence. |
| organized crime | major | The ruthless Mr. Jang was the mastermind behind an international drug smuggling ring. The story follows Lucy as she becomes forcibly made to serve as a drug mule for Mr. Jang and his fellow criminals. |
| speculative ability | major | The story follows Lucy as she acquires a host of superpowers after an experimental, illicit drugs gets into her bloodstream. Her superpowers included, super intelligence, mind reading, telekinesis, an ability to manipulate radio and other EM waves, and even time travel. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | major | The story culminated with Lucy transcending space and time upon reaching 100% usage of her brain capacity, and becoming one with the universe or some such thing. |
| academic occupation | minor | Professor Norman gave a university lecture on the subject of animals, humans included, using only a fraction of their total brain capacity. |
| adapting to life in a foreign culture | minor | Lucy was studying in Taipei without knowing the language. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Lucy's new boyfriend, Richard, got her tangled up with a drug smuggling ring. |
| chemicals | minor | Exposure to the CPH4 synthesized chemical endowed Lucy with heightened physical and mental abilities. |
| law enforcement | minor | The police captain Pierre Del Rio led a search for a trio of drug mules. |
| mind reading ability | minor | Lucy read from Mr. Jang's mind the locations of the other drug mules. |