Privilege story
The story is presented as a narrated documentary, set in a near-future 1970s England, and concerns a disillusioned pop singer, Steven Shorter, who is the most-loved celebrity in the country.
11 total · 9 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bread and circuses | major | The two main parties of England formed a coalition government and encouraged the success of pop singer Steven Shorter to placate the masses and divert them from political activity. |
| celebrity culture in society | major | Steven Shorter was used as a tool to influence people to do any number of things from eating six apples a day after harvest to unifying under one god. |
| celebrity worship | major | Steven Shorter was virtually worshiped as a god. |
| conformism in society | major | The narrator described the world show in the film as being in an age of conformity. |
| coping with being famous | major | Pop singer Steven Shorter, the most famous and adored man in England, became disillusioned while he lived basically as prisoner under the care of his handlers. |
| disillusionment | major | Steven Shorter became disillusioned with his coddled and stage managed life as an incredibly famous pop music star. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Steven Shorter essentially lived as a bird in a gilded cage. |
| nationalism | major | The government coordinated with the Church to capitalize on Steven Shorter's fame to get him to spew out nationalistic propaganda. |
| religion as a control mechanism | major | The government coordinated with the Church to use Steven Shorter as a tool to unify everyone under one god and one flag. |
| romantic love | minor | Steven Shorter and Vanessa Ritchie. |