Plague story
A deadly bacteria called M3 is released and causes sickness and death around the world. A scientist works tirelessly to develop an antidote to stop the contagion. The film is also known internationally as Induced Syndrome (UK) and M-3: The Gemini Strain or Mutation (USA).
12 total · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| fortitude | major | They made a point about Dr. Bill Fuller working tirelessly, and around the clock, to to genetically engineer a virus that could stop the M3 bacteria. |
| genetic engineering in society | major | The proliferation of the deadly genetically engineered M3 bacteria around the world is used to raise awareness/fears about the dangers of genetic engineering. |
| human vs. contagious disease | major | Scientists Dr. Bill Fuller and Dr. Jessica Morgan worked tirelessly to develop an antidote to stop the deadly, genetically engineered bacterial pathogen that was proliferating uncontrollably around the world. |
| human-made pandemic | major | Human error resulted in a lethal and highly-contagious bacteria getting out from the lab where it was genetically engineered. It subsequently spread like wildfire all around the world. |
| out of control scientific experiment | major | Human error resulted in a lethal and highly-contagious genetically engineered bacteria getting out from the lab where it was invented, and it spread like wildfire all around the world. |
| speculative genetic engineering | major | The genetically engineered bacteria M3 started infecting people all over the world. Dr. Bill Fuller, a genetic engineer involved with the project, worked tirelessly to genetically engineer a virus that would kill the M3 bacteria. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | A team of well-intentioned scientists genetically engineered a bacteria with a view to using it to increase agricultural yields, but it got out of the laboratory where it was confined and started infecting people all around with world with lethal consequences. |
| husband and wife | minor | Bill instructed his wife to take the first flight to London with their daughter to get out of the path of the M3 bacteria. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Bill Fuller's wife was hold up with their young daughter in a London hotel room. |
| quarantine dilemma | minor | The people of the city from where the M3 bacteria originated was put on quarantine. There was some minor discussion over whether this was ethical. |