The Arrival story
A radio astronomer discovers evidence of intelligent alien life and quickly gets thrown into the middle of a conspiracy that turns his life upside down.
12 total · 9 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Zane and his ultimately loving girlfriend Char. |
| conspiracy theory | major | Zane came off as a stereotypical raving conspiracy theorist at times when he would go on about space aliens trying to raise the Earth's temperature to not only kill off humans but also to make the planet hospitable for themselves. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | Humanoid aliens originating from the star Wolf 336 were secretly terraforming Earth as a prelude to colonization. |
| facing a conspiracy | major | After detecting an alien signal originating from the star Wolf 336, the radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky found himself at the center of a vast government conspiracy that turns his life upside down. |
| global warming | major | Humanoid aliens originating from the Wolf 336 star system were in the process of secretly greatly exacerbating anthropogenic climate change by releasing copious amounts of greenhouse gases from giant factories, located in various third world countries. Ilana discussed the realities of global warming with Zane. |
| scientist occupation | major | The view is shown the radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky at work searching the skies for alien messages throughout a significant portion of the film. |
| search for extraterrestrial intelligence | major | The story follows the radio astronomer Zane Zaminsky's discovery of an alien signal from the star Wolf 336 and its strange aftermath. |
| speculative terraforming | major | Humanoid aliens originating from the star Wolf 336 were secretly terraforming Earth as a prelude to colonization. Zane interrupted a man who was giving a seminar about terraforming Mars. |
| threat from extraterrestrial life | major | Humanoid aliens originating from the star Wolf 336 were secretly terraforming Earth as a prelude to colonization. |
| appearance altering technology | minor | The humanoid aliens used a special alien technology disguise themselves as humans. |