Short Circuit 2 story
The friendly, naive, self-aware robot Johnny 5 comes to the city to help an old friend build toy replicas of himself. It is the sequel to the 1986 film Short Circuit.
15 total · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI rights | major | Johnny 5 took exception when Fred tried to sell him and in general he wished to be treated the same as other flesh and blood people. |
| belonging | major | Johnny 5 longed to be accepted among humans. Benjamin was wanted to fit in in American society and become a citizen. The film concluded with both Johny 5 and Benjamin being granted US citizenship. |
| entrepreneurship | major | Benjamin and Fred went into business making Johnny 5 replica toys and were working hard to fulfill a contract they negotiated with a major toy company. |
| friendship | major | Benjamin was a true friend to Johnny 5. Oscar was a false friend to Johnny 5 and used him to in an attempt to rob a vault. And although Fred at first tried to sell Johnny 5 to a corporation, he proved himself to be a friend to the robot in the end by repairing him after a life threatening beating. |
| greed for riches | major | Oscar plotted to rob a bank vault of the Vandalier precious gem collection. |
| how to rob a bank and get away with it | major | The plot involved a trio of thieves that were hatching a plot to rob a bank vault of a special collection of diamonds. |
| romantic love | major | Benjamin and Sandy. |
| sentient machine | major | The story followed the antics of the friendly, self-aware robot Johnny 5. |
| the thirst for knowledge | major | Johnny 5 was crazy for getting input world. |
| arson | minor | Two criminals tried to burn down the warehouse Benjamin and Fred were using to manufacture toy robots. |