Star Trek: First Contact story
The crew of the USS Enterprise-E travel back in time from the 24th century to the mid 21st-century in order to stop the cybernetic Borg from conquering Earth by changing their past. It is the eighth film in the Star Trek film series, as well as the second to star the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
21 total · 10 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | The story centered on a Borg attack on Earth. |
| collectively intelligent beings | major | The Borg had a hive mind. |
| coping with post-traumatic stress | major | Captain Picard grappled with having been assimilated by the Borg. He had nightmares and so on. |
| cyborg | major | The Borg. |
| facing a ship takeover | major | The Borg got on the Enterprise-E and started assimilating everyone aboard. |
| human vs. sentient machine | major | Captain Picard and his crew worked to stop the Borg from assimilating the people of Earth. |
| interstellar space travel | major | Travel among the stars is a fundamental reality in the Star Trek universe. |
| speculative spaceship | major | The USS Enterprise-E. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | It became apparent that Picard's judgment was compromised by his desire to get back at the Borg for them having assimilated him six years prior. Lily even compared him to Captain Ahab. |
| time travel | major | The Enterprise-E crew traveled back in time to the mid 21st century in an effort to prevent the Borg from assimilating the people of Earth. |