The Brother from Another Planet story
An escaped alien slave who has crash-landed on Earth hides out in Harlem.
18 total · 3 major · 15 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial being | major | The story follows an escaped alien slave, named the Brother, who has crash-landed on Earth and hides in Harlem. |
| racism in society | major | The film highlighted race in New York City, and more broadly in America, in the 1980s. |
| slavery | major | The Brother was an escaped slave on the run. And the film concluded with it becoming apparent that he was one of numerous alien slaves who had come to Harlem seeking refuge. |
| bureaucracy | minor | Mrs. Brown went off on a lengthy rant about forms at a New York City unemployment office. |
| Christianity | minor | The Brother puzzled over a statue of Christ nailed to the cross. |
| drug abuse | minor | A young man overdosed on heroin. |
| facing muggers | minor | The Brother was mugged. |
| healing ability | minor | The Brother healed Little Earl's scraped knee by hovering over the wound with his hand. |
| illegal drug trade | minor | The Brother confronted a white drug kingpin about the havoc his drugs were wreaking on the black community. |
| immigration in society | minor | The Brother's alien pursuers claimed that he was an illegal alien. The woman he was staying with told them off, complaining that there were better things for law enforcement officers to do than to go around harassing people like the Brother. |