O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization story
The film takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where humans live in an isolated vault which is falling apart. Their only grain of hope lies in a vessel known as The Ark which is said to be on its way to rescue them; however the existence of The Ark is a myth planted by the main character, whose profession is to ensure that the morale is maintained.
8 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| noble lies in society | choice | Soft struggled with his job of having to circulate a myth among the survivors of a nuclear holocaust, who were living inside a crumbling dome, that a vessel known as The Ark was on its way to rescue them. The leadership used the myth as a way to keep up morale. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | choice | The story unfolds in a post-apocalyptic future where a small groups of people live in an isolated vault which is falling apart. |
| hope | major | The survivors of a nuclear holocaust, who were living in a crumbling dome, found hope in a myth promulgated by the leadership that said a vessel known as The Ark was coming to rescue them. |
| romantic love | major | Soft and Gea were lovers. |
| embarrassment | minor | An old man was humuliated when made to bark like a dog to be given food. |
| nuclear holocaust | minor | In the opening narration it is explained how there was a catastrophic nuclear war, and that is the reason why everyone is living under a crumbling dome. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | It was explained that radiation levels outside the crumbling dome were too high for people to survive in. |
| the desire to have children | minor | Gea confided in her lover Soft that she longed to have children. |