Nightflyers story
The film is about a group of scientists who begin a space voyage to find a mysterious alien being, and in the process are victimized by the ship's malevolent computer. It is based on the 1980 novella of the same name by George R. R. Martin.
10 total · 6 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. sentient machine | major | The Nightflier ship computer had it in for its crew. |
| interstellar space travel | major | A group of scientists voyaged across the galaxy in hopes of acquiring the advanced technology of the Volcryn, an enigmatic alien species. |
| mother and son | major | Roid was in a struggle against the uploaded mind of his mother. |
| sentient computer | major | The Nightflier ship computer was uploaded with the mind of Royd's mother. |
| speculative spaceship | major | The story is largely set aboard the the large, but old space freighter Nightflyer. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Micheal was driven, possibly to the point of obsession, by a desire to acquire the knowledge of the Volcryn, an enigmatic alien species. |
| mind uploading | minor | It was revealed that Royd's mother had uploaded her mind into the Nightflyer computer. |
| sentient spaceship | minor | The Nightflyer computer was uploaded with the mind of Royd's mother, and the entity ultimately turned on its crew. |
| telepathic ability | minor | Jon Winderman was a class 10 telepath, while other Nightflyer had more limited telepathic abilities to varying degrees. |
| automatic surgery machine | not | The Nightflier was equipped with an elaborate machine that was used to reattach someone's severed fingers. While easily mistaken for an automatic surgery machine, it was not, as it required a person to operate it. |