Star Trek Into Darkness story
Set in the 23rd century, Kirk and the crew of USS Enterprise are sent to the Klingon homeworld seeking former Starfleet member-turned terrorist John Harrison. It is the twelfth installment in the Star Trek film franchise and the sequel to the 2009 film Star Trek, as the second in a rebooted film series.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| friendship | major | Spock came to realize that Kirk came back to rescue him on Nibiru because Kirk was his friend. |
| genetically engineered person | major | Khan and his crew members had been genetically engineered to have superior strength and intelligence. |
| interstellar space travel | major | Travel among the stars is a fundamental reality in the Star Trek universe. |
| speculative spaceship | major | The USS Enterprise. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Captain Kirk was prepared to extrajudicially execute Khan (a.k.a. John Harrison) for Khan having killed a number of innocent people on Earth in a bombing, including Kirk's mentor Captain Pike. Spock beat the crap out of Khan in a rage over Khan having killed his friend Kirk. Khan somehow wanted revenge against Starfleet. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Captain Kirk grieved over the death of Captain Pike. Spock and the crew over the death of Kirk. |
| cryogenic technology | minor | The special torpedoes actually contained cryogenically preserved people from 300 years ago. |
| father and daughter | minor | Admiral Alexander Marcus and his daughter Carol Marcus. |
| lovers' quarrel | minor | Spock and Uhura were were fighting and had trouble working together on the Enterprise. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | Kirk died from a high dose of radiation. |