The Mind Snatchers story
Dr. Frederick attempts to find a way to ease the aggressive nature of soldiers by developing a microchip to access the pleasure centers of their brains. The film was also known as The Mind Snatchers. It is based on Dennis J. Reardon’s acclaimed play The Happiness Cage, which opened at Joseph Papp Public Theater’s Newman Theater in New York on October 4, 1970.
6 total · 4 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| brain implant | major | Dr. Frederick drilled holes in his patient's skulls and connected wires into their brains in a way that allowed him to exercise some control over their states of mind. |
| human vs. captivity | major | Reese was held against his will at a Frankfurt veterans hospital where he was to be used as a guinea pig for Dr. Frederick's experiments. |
| psychopathy | major | Army Private John Reese, who was a violent sociopath, was selected against his will to be a guinea pig for Dr. Frederick's brain experiments. Boford Miles too proved to be a dangerous, violent man by forcing himself upon Nurse Schroeder. |
| unethical human experimentation | major | Dr. Frederick experimented by on three veterans in a effort to create better, happier soldiers. |
| loneliness | minor | Boford Miles was longing for a lover. He ended up forcing himself upon Nurse Schroeder. |
| the good of the many vs. the needs of the few | minor | Dr. Frederick argued his taking of Tommy Rhodes' life on the operating table was justified on account that the knowledge acquired in the process would benefit others. |