Things to Come story
A 1936 British black-and-white science fiction film based on the H. G. Wells novel The Shape of Things to Come.
12 total · 7 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| rebuilding society after war | major | The world rebuilt after a catastrophic global war. |
| ruling elite utopia | major | The Wings Over the World organization aimed to create a utopian world civilization founded on science and good governance by those in power. |
| science for war or peace | major | Science made civilization destroying global war possible, but also a journey to the Moon. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | By 2036 world civilization was devoted to peace and scientific progress, but Theotocopulos incited the population to demand a rest from all the rush of progress. |
| the horrors of war | major | Everytown citizens experience multiple horrors of a global war. |
| war of mutual annihilation | major | An aerial bombing raid on Everytown city results in general mobilization and then global war that throws the world into a dark age. |
| world government | major | Wings Over the World organization aimed to form a global government in the aftermath of the world war. |
| anti-technology way of life | minor | Theotocopulos led a neo-luddist movement that destroyed the space gun in an effort to curb scientific progress. |
| chemical weapons | minor | Everytown citizens faced poison gas attacks. |
| contagious disease in society | minor | Everytown citizens were ravaged by pestilence in the aftermath of years of war. |