Memory Run story
The year is 2015 and a corrupt and powerful corporation functions as the government. In this future world, a man finds himself in the body of the woman he's been framed for the rape and murder of. It is based on the 1968 novel Season of the Witch, published by Jean Marie Stine under her former name Hank Stine.
18 total · 6 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| corporatocracy | major | The story is set in a near-future where the corrupt Life Corporation has taken over the government, ended democratic elections, and rules over the land with an iron fist. |
| dystopia | major | The film is set in a dreary near-future where a corrupt corporation rules over the land with an iron fist. |
| mind transfer technology | major | Dr. Munger somehow "implanted" Andre's mind into the body of a woman. |
| resistance movement | major | An underground resistance movement, known as "The Union", was actively trying to over throw the Life Corporation regime. |
| the quest for immortality | major | The Life Corporation elites were perpetuating themselves by implanting their mind's into the bodies of younger "donor" bodies. |
| what if I found myself in a body of the opposite sex | major | Andre woke up to find himself in the body of the woman he'd been framed for raping and murdering. The story follows Andre, now called Celeste, as he tries to get his body back. |
| brainwaves | minor | The Life Corporation officials studied Andre's brainwave patterns in real-time on a computer display. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Celeste wept after her fellow captive Alice died when Alice's pain implant malfunctioned. |
| corruption in society | minor | A corrupt Life Corporation official destroyed evidence that Andre was innocent of Josette's rape and murder. |
| force field | minor | The Life Corporation used bluish force fields to protect buildings from Union "terrorists" and also to confine Dr. Munger to a Al-Z-Boy-style chair. |