The One story
The One is a 2001 American science fiction action film directed by James Wong, written by Wong and Glen Morgan, and starring Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino, and Jason Statham. Synopsis: A rogue agent travels to parallel realities in order for him to kill other versions of himself to become a mythical super-being known as "The One".
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| facing organized pursuit | major | Gabriel Yulaw was being pursued by MultiVerse Authority agents across multiple alternative realities. |
| human self-actualization need | major | Gabriel Yulaw endeavored to become a superpowered-godlike being called "The One" by the simple expedient of killing 124 versions of his other selves and absorbing their life energies. And while his motivation for doing so was never spelled out, one gathers that it was bound up with his desire to realize his potential. |
| humans in pairs | major | The buddy police detectives Evan Funsch and Harry Rodecker were pursuing their former colleague Gabriel Yulaw across multiple alternate realities. |
| law enforcement | major | Members of an agency to police the multiverse, called the MultiVerse Authority, were after one of their own who'd gone rogue and started hunting down all variations of himself in alternate universes. In one such alternate universe, the viewer is shown Gabe Law's experiences working as a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department. |
| parallel universe | major | The story follows the former interdimensional police officer Gabriel Yulaw as he seeks to hunt down all variations of himself in alternate universes. |
| what if I met my double | major | The story followed the LAPD police officer Gabe Law as a version of him from another universe, Gabriel Yulaw, tried to hunt him down and kill him. In the end, Gabe used his martial arts skills to defeat Gabriel in an epic one-on-one fight. |
| coping with the death of a spouse | minor | Gabe was devastated when Gabriel shot Gabe's wife dead. |
| healthcare in society | minor | In one of the alternate realities, President George W. Bush had introduced universal healthcare. |
| husband and wife | minor | Gabe Law and his wife T.K. Law. |
| super speed | minor | Gabriel Yulaw could run at at least a 50 mph clip. |