Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome story
Max is exiled into the desert by the ruthless ruler of Bartertown, Aunty Entity, and there encounters an isolated cargo cult centered on a crashed Boeing 747 and its deceased captain.
8 total · 6 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| depletion of a vital natural resource | major | The film was set in a future where society had collapsed because the oil ran out. |
| fabled land of goodness | major | Some among a primitive community of oasis-dwelling children and teenagers were determined to find the prophesied "Tomorrow-morrow Land" – a land of milk and honey. |
| natural resource sustainability | major | The film was set in a future where society had collapsed because the oil ran out. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The film was set in a future where society had collapsed because the oil ran out. |
| rebuilding society after a disaster | major | Auntie built Barter Town and made a draconian set of laws. |
| society consisting of only children | major | Max was rescued in the desert and taken to a community of children living in a gorge. |
| human self-sacrifice for another | minor | Max risked his life to ensure an airplane with children on it could escape from the Barter Town people. |
| what if I had to fight to the death | minor | Max was hired to fight Master Blaster to the death in the Thunderdome. |