Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow story
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, often shortened to Sky Captain, is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Kerry Conran in his directorial debut, and produced by Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law and Marsha Oglesby. Synopsis: In a technologically advanced 1939, the commander of a private air force and his reporter old flame work to get to the bottom of a series of globe spanning giant robot raids.
16 total · 5 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anthropogenic existential risk to civilization | major | The misanthropic Dr. Totenkopf had set in motion a plot to kill everyone on Earth by using the afterburners on his "Noah's Ark" rocketship to ignite the planet's atmosphere. |
| humanoid robot | major | Dr. Totenkopf had created an army of silvery, humanoid robots, some of which were as tall as small buildings. The sudden appearance of these robots caused something of a sensation around the world. |
| misanthropy | major | The main antagonist Dr. Totenkoph was motivated in his efforts to restart life on Earth by a deep seeded hatred of humankind. |
| old flames | major | Joe and his ex-girlfriend Polly bickered and quarreled over past transgressions throughout the course of the story. Joe was convinced that Polly had once sabotaged his plane. Polly, for her part, tried again and again to get Joe to admit that he'd been unfaithful to her. Joe and his fellow pilot Francesca "Franky" Cook were likewise old flames. |
| what if the fate of the world was in my hands | major | It was up to Joe and Polly (with a little help from the "Flying Legion" private air force) to stop a plot that the misanthropic Dr. Totenkopf had set into motion to kill everyone on earth. |
| android | minor | Dr. Totenkopf's mysterious hench-woman turned out to be an android. |
| hologram | minor | A greenish hologram of Dr. Totenkoph's head spoke of his hate of humanity. |
| journalism | minor | Polly was a newspaper reporter by trade. |
| living dinosaur | minor | Joe and Polly found themselves on an island inhabited with dinosaur-like creatures. |
| photography | minor | Polly hesitated to photograph of some of the most spectacular things that one might ever behold on account that she had only two shots left. |