Serenity story
Serenity is a 2005 American space Western film written and directed by Joss Whedon in his feature directorial debut. Synopsis: In a future when people have escaped Earth and populated a new part of the Galaxy, there is conflict between "the Aliance" and "Independents". The former conditions a girl with psychic powers to become a killing machine, but she escapes with her brother and adventures on a ship named Serenity. They run from an assassin and discover a dark secret.
20 total · 9 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brother and sister | major | Simon liberated his sister, River, from her captivity under the Alliance and the two subsequently adventured around on the titular spaceship Serenity. |
| coping with a loose cannon | major | Simon's fellow crew members, Malcolm in particular, had to deal with that he was something of a hot head who could go off any time. |
| helping a stranger in need | major | Captain Malcolm Reynolds took it upon himself to help the Tam siblings when he was by no means obligated to do so. |
| mind control technology | major | It was revealed that the Alliance had proliferated an experimental chemical agent on the Miranda colony that was supposed to suppress angry feelings in the populace. |
| mind reading ability | major | Central to the plot was River having learned of government secrets by reading minds. |
| romantic love | major | One prominent storyline culminated with Kaylee and Simon giving into to their romantic feelings for one another. Mr. Universe loved his android wife. |
| space colonization | major | The story is set in a future where humanity has colonized a new star system. |
| speculative spaceship | major | Much of the story is set aboard the titular spaceship Serenity. |
| technological risk to civilization | major | The proliferation of an experimental chemical agent on the Miranda colony 10% of its population mad, flesh-eating zombies, known as Reavers. |
| android | minor | Mr. Universe was married to a beautiful gynoid. |