The Illustrated Man story
A man whose tattoos on his body represent visions of frightening futures. The film is based on three short stories from the 1951 collection The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury: "The Veldt," "The Long Rain," and "The Last Night of the World."
14 total · 11 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| choosing whether to kill someone to spare them suffering | major | A husband and wife had to decide whether or not to follow the order to kill their children to save them from the coming horror of the end of the world in the "The Last Night of the World" subplot. |
| colonization of Venus | major | The astronauts said there were domed cities, called "sun domes", every 20 miles on Venus in the "The Long Rain" subplot. |
| descent into madness | major | The astronauts in the "The Long Rain" subplot were driven to madness while searching for a sun dome on Venus. |
| existential risk to civilization | major | Every adult on Earth has had the same vision of the Earth ending that night in the "The Last Night of the World" subplot. |
| human vs. the elements | major | A crew of astronauts were stranded on Venus in perpetual torrential rains in the "The Long Rain" subplot. [torrential rain] |
| husband and wife | major | Carl and Felicia were married with two kids in the "The Veldt" subplot. A husband and wife were ruled to kill their children in the "The Last Night of the World" subplot. |
| parent and child | major | Carl and Felicia worried about their children's mental health in the "The Veldt" subplot. A husband and wife were ruled to kill their children in the "The Last Night of the World" subplot. |
| stranded on a deserted planet | major | A crew of astronauts were stranded on Venus in perpetual torrential rains in the "The Long Rain" subplot. |
| virtual reality room | major | In "The Veldt" subplot, children John and Anna played in a virtual reality nursery, which produced any environment the children imagined. |
| what if I caught a glimpse of the future | major | A man named Carl tells the tales behind some of his tattoos, which he insists are not to be called tattoos, but only ever "skin illustrations", which come to life and tell the illustration's story when stared at directly. |