The Omega Man story
Robert Neville believes himself to be the sole immune survivor of an anthropogenic plague whose survivors resemble albino mutants.
15 total · 10 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anti-technology way of life | major | A cult of plague victims who were turned into nocturnal albino mutants sought to destroy all technology and kill Neville, who had become a symbol of the science they blamed for humanity's downfall. |
| biological weapons | major | A border conflict between China and the Soviet Union had erupted into a worldwide biological war leaving most of the world's population dead. |
| human vs. contagious disease | major | Robert and a small band of survivors worked to find a cure for the plague. |
| human-made pandemic | major | A human-made biological agent took the lives of most people in the world. |
| humanoid mutant | major | A cult of plague victims who were turned into nocturnal albino mutants sought to destroy all technology and kill Robert, who had become a symbol of the science they blamed for humanity's downfall. |
| post-apocalyptic dystopia | major | The film is set in a post worldwide biological war world in which most of world's population had died of plague. |
| quasi-religious cult | major | There was a neo-luddist cult of nocturnal, albino mutants. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | Robert was involved in creating a plague that killed nearly everyone on Earth. |
| what if I were all alone in the world | major | Medical doctor Robert Neville believed himself to be the only immune survivor of a human made plague. |
| World War III | major | A border conflict between China and the Soviet Union had erupted into a worldwide biological war leaving most of the world's population dead. |