Rising Storm story

movie: Rising Storm (1989) · 1989-05-07

It is the year 2099 and a small team of revolutionaries take it upon themselves to overthrow the fundamentalist Christian government that is ruling the United States.

14 total · 10 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and brother major The brothers Artie and Joe gage got themselves neck deep in a revolutionary movement to overthrow the fundamentalist Christian government that was ruling the United States.
Christianity major The United States of the year 2099 was ruled by a fundamentalist Christian government.
government indoctrination major The fundamentalist Christian government of the United States used various methods to indoctrinate the people under their rule, including the rewriting of history, mandatory church attendance, and mandatory viewing of dictator Reverend Jimmy Joe II's televised speeches.
greed for riches major Joe was initially only interested in helping Mila and Blaise to get rich, but Blaise ultimately convinced him that fighting for freedom was more important than personal greed. Reverend Jimmy Joe II behaved as a crooked televangelist, peddling products to the masses during his sermons and speeches.
military dictatorship major The United States of the year 2099 was ruled by a fundamentalist Christian government led by the dictator Reverend Jimmy Joe II.
optimist vs. pessimist major The bright eyed, glass half full Artie was contrasted with his cynical, glass half empty older brother Joe.
resistance movement major The two sisters Mila and Blaise Hart led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the fundamentalist Christian government that was ruling the United States.
sister and sister major The two sisters Mila and Blaise Hart led a revolutionary movement to overthrow the fundamentalist Christian government that was ruling the United States.
theocracy major The United States of the year 2099 was ruled by the fundamentalist Christian dictator Reverend Jimmy Joe II.
totalitarian dystopia major The fundamentalist Christian government of the United States outlawed non-approved media, subjected people to daily urine and blood tests, home inspections by armed men, and instituted mandatory church service attendance. They also ran sham elections in what amounted to a perversion of democracy.