The Island of Dr. Moreau story
A mad scientist secretly genetically engineers human-animal hybrid creatures on a remote island. It is the third major film adaptation of the 1896 novel The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.
17 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| species uplifting | choice | The primary novelty of the film concerns Dr. Moreau's creation of a wide variety of human-animal hybrids via the introduced human DNA into animals. |
| being ashamed of who you are | major | The cat-like woman Aissa was disgusted to find herself slowly reverting back into a savage beast. |
| descent into madness | major | Dr. Montgomery's behavior became increasingly erratic to the point where he went completely bonkers and destroyed all the serum used to keep the human-animal hybrids from regressing into beasts. |
| father and daughter | major | Dr. Moreau was as a father to the cat-like woman, Aissa. He adored her greatly, and she grieved pointedly when he died. |
| god and follower | major | Dr. Moreau was as a god to his human-animal hybrid creations. The human-animal hybrid Hyena-Swine ultimately killed Dr. Moreau and came to think of himself as a god. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Dr. Montgomery sabotaged Edward's efforts to flee from Dr. Moreau's island of horrors. |
| human-animal hybrid | major | Dr. Moreau had created a community of uplifted animals by introducing into them human DNA. |
| mad scientist stereotype | major | Dr. Moreau had secluded himself on a remote island so that he could experiment with creating his human-animal hybrid creatures in peace. |
| maker and monster | major | Dr. Moreau's human-animal hybrids, led by Hyena-Swine, rebelled against him and killed him. |
| the desire to be human | major | Many of Dr. Moreau's human-animal hybrid creations longed to be human. |