Tank Girl story
The film is set in a drought-ravaged Australia, years after a catastrophic impact event. It follows the antihero Tank Girl as she, Jet Girl, and genetically modified supersoldiers called the Rippers fight "Water & Power", an oppressive corporation led by Kesslee.
23 total · 6 major · 17 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extrovert vs. introvert | major | Tank Girl was bold and unabashed as opposed to her demure side sidekick Jet Girl. |
| female independence | major | A point was made about portraying Tank Girl as a feminist icon figure who was perfectly able to take care of herself, and was quick to face down men, and anyone else for that matter standing in her way. |
| monopolies in society | major | The tyrant Kesslee and his Water & Power corporation monopolized what was left of the population's water supply. |
| opposition to authority | major | Tank Girl spit in the face of authority at every opportunity, and would bow down to nobody. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The film is set in the year 2033 in the aftermath of a decade-long, civilization collapsing drought. The little remaining water was controlled by the tyrant Kesslee and his Water & Power corporation, which subdued the population by monopolizing the water supply. |
| unethical business practices | major | The tyrant Kesslee and his Water & Power corporation monopolized what was left of the population's water supply. |
| artificial body part | minor | Kesslee had a robotic left arm up to the elbow. |
| asteroid impact | minor | The film is set in the year 2033 in the aftermath of a decade-long global drought that was caused by a catastrophic comet impact. |
| child exploitation | minor | The 10-year-old girl Sam was being cultivated to work as a prostitute at the desert sex club Liquid Silver. |
| coping with being tortured | minor | Kesslee subjected Tank Girl to various sadistic tortures. Kesslee slid young Sam down a pipe and began to slowly fill it with water to drown the her. |