The Last Man on Earth story
The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 black-and-white science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.
10 total · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| human vs. monster | major | Dr. Morgan versus the vampires. |
| natural pandemic | major | A plague turned virtually everyone on Earth into vampire-like creatures. |
| vampire | major | Dr. Morgan hunted undead, vampire-like creatures that could stand sunlight, fear mirrors, and are repelled by garlic. |
| what if I were all alone in the world | major | Dr. Robert Morgan lived in a world where everyone else has been infected by a plague that had turned them into vampire-like creatures. |
| coping with the death of one's entire family | minor | Dr. Morgan grieved over the loss of his wife and daughter to plague. |
| father and daughter | minor | There was a flashback sequence showing Robert with his daughter Kathy before she succumbed to the plague. |
| human vs. affliction | minor | Virginia, Kathy, and Ruth were all afflicted with plague. |
| husband and wife | minor | There was a flashback sequence showing Robert with his wife Virginia before she succumbed to the plague. |
| loneliness | minor | Last man on Earth Dr. Morgan reflected back on his life as a father and took in a stray dog to keep as a companion. |
| mother and daughter | minor | Virginia and Kathy. |