The Monitors story

movie: The Monitors (1969) · 1969-10-08

Earth has been taken over by a benign group of aliens known as the Monitors, gentlemanly figures clad in black overcoats and bowler hats. They are dedicated to suppressing humanity's propensities for violence, sex, war, and trouble, enforcing their ethos with spray cans of a pacifying gas and with television ads praising the Monitors' rule.

6 total · 4 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
alien overseers major The Monitors took over Earth and began regulating all aspects of human life.
indoctrination of a people major The Monitors ran jingoistic ads on television and used mass media to sway public opinion in support of their rule.
resistance movement major The S.C.R.A.G. rebels formed an underground movement to overthrow the Monitors’ rule of Earth.
totalitarian dystopia major The Monitors established what basically amounted to a totalitarian world government.
brother and brother minor Harry and Max.
romantic love minor Harry and Barbara. Max and Mona.