Resident Evil: Apocalypse story
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 science fiction action horror film directed by Alexander Witt and written by Paul W. S. Anderson. A direct sequel to Resident Evil (2002), it is the second installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. Synopsis: Freshly escaped from an underground facility overrun by zombies, a former security operative with heightened physical abilities bands together with other survivors to escape the zombie outbreak which has spread to a nearby city.
15 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. monster | choice | The story is all about people trying to survive in a city overrun by zombies. |
| zombie | choice | The story is all about people trying to survive in a city overrun by zombies. |
| bioengineered human pathogen | major | Central to the plot was a genetically engineered virus, known as the T-virus, that turned people into zombies. |
| father and daughter | major | Dr. Ashford was working tirelessly on getting his young daughter, Angie, out of the zombie infested Raccoon City. This was a major storyline in the plot. |
| speculative ability | major | The heroine of the story Alice had heightened speed, strength, and agility. These abilities she used to kick the crap out of zombies. |
| speculative genetic engineering | major | Central to the plot was a genetically engineered virus, known as the T-virus, that turned people into zombies. |
| unethical business practices | major | The Umbrella Corporation conducted illegal genetic research, leading to the creation of a virus that sparked a zombie outbreak in Raccoon City. This is a central premise of the film. In the end, the Umbrella Corporation covered up that it nuked Raccoon City to stop a zombie outbreak. |
| coping with the death of a parent | minor | Angie's wheelchair bound father was shot dead before her very eyes. |
| journalism | minor | The TV news anchorwoman Terri was working on the "zombies have overrun Raccoon City" bombshell story, until she herself became a zombie. |
| malicious hoaxes in society | minor | The media posthumously branded Terri as a hoaxer for her compiling of supposedly faked footage of a city-wide zombie outbreak. |