Survival Earth story
Three people struggle to survive in the aftermath of a total collapse of civilization.
12 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The film is set in the year 1996 - ten years after a total economic collapse resulted in the end of civilization as we know it. |
| romantic love | major | John and Miranda were two lovers in a post-total economic collapse world. |
| surviving in a wasteland | major | John, Miranda, and Simon fished, hunted, and fought off gun toting bands of "vandals", all in an effort to survive in a world where civilization had recently collapsed. |
| human cloning | minor | In a surprise twist, it turned out that John's father had cloned him, and, moreover, the John clone was roving around with a band of gun toting "vandals". |
| humanoid mutant | minor | Toronto was filled with mutants according to Simon. |
| institutional risk to civilization | minor | A 1986 economic collapse brought about the fall of civilization. |
| lonewolf way of life | minor | Simon made a number of statements to the effect that he didn't need companionship, especially female companionship, and that he enjoyed his survivalist existence. |
| nostalgia | minor | John and Simon longed for the good old days before the total economic collapse of 1986. |
| nuclear power safety | minor | Simon spoke of a meltdown at the Pickering nuclear power plant. |
| poetry | minor | John often read from a book of poetry by W. B. Yeats that he managed to hang on to after the fall of civilization. |