Riddick story
Riddick (also known as Riddick: Rule the Dark) is a 2013 American science fiction action film and the third installment in the Riddick film series. Synopsis: The titular antihero Riddick is pursued by two rival bands of mercenaries on a scorpion-like creature infested planet.
16 total · 4 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing organized pursuit | major | Central to the story were Riddick's efforts to evade capture by two rival groups of mercenaries that were after him. |
| human vs. beast | major | Riddick and his mercenary pursuers were under nearly constant threat from scorpion-like creatures that were indigenous to the desolate planet. |
| respect for an enemy | major | Riddick and his pursuer Colonel Johns came to respect one another over the course of the story. At the film's conclusion, Riddick praised Johns for being a better man than Johns' cowardly son before flying off into deep space. |
| speculative ability | major | Riddick's signature super power were his special eyes that enabled him to see in the dark. |
| a danger shared can bring people together | minor | The two rival mercenary groups were forced to work together to deal with the imminent threat what was Riddick or else risk not getting off the planet alive. |
| cooperation | minor | The two rival mercenary groups were forced to work together to deal with the imminent threat what was Riddick or else risk not getting off the planet alive. |
| cowardice | minor | Riddick insinuated that Colonel Johns' son had a "lack of spine". |
| drug abuse | minor | Riddick revealed that Colonel Johns' son had been a morphine addict in life. |
| father and son | minor | Colonel Johns couldn't accept it when Riddick told him that Johns' son was a spineless coward. |
| hologram | minor | Colonel Johns and his men examined a tabletop holographic man of the terrain on the desolate planet on which they found themselves. |