Thunderbirds story
Thunderbirds is a 2004 science fiction action-adventure film directed by Jonathan Frakes, based on the 1960s TV series Thunderbirds created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. Synopsis: A criminal mastermind traps the leader of a secret international rescue team together with four of his sons onboard a space station and proceeds to commit heists that the rescue team will be blamed for, prompting the father's youngest son and his friends to stop him.
18 total · 7 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| child power | major | The criminal mastermind Hood would have prevailed had it not been for the heroic efforts the junior high school student Alan and his pals Tin-Tin and Fermat made to stop him and his minions. |
| childhood aspirations | major | The teenager Alan was determined to follow in the footsteps of his four older brothers and become a Thunderbird pilot. |
| father and son | major | The story follows the teenager Alan as he proves to his father that he has what it takes to be a member of the father's prestigious International Rescue organization. |
| friendship | major | The story explores the dynamics among the three young friends Alan, Tin-Tin, and Fermat. |
| human aspiration | major | The teenager Alan was determined to follow in the footsteps of his four older brothers and become a Thunderbird pilot. |
| telekinetic ability | major | The criminal master mind Hood's signature ability was to be able to move people and things around using his innate psychic ability to do so. Tin-Tin used her psychic ability to remotely move a scorpion from off of Alan's shoulder. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | The main antagonist Hood pursued a vendetta against Jeff for abandoning him in a collapsing diamond mine. |
| bank robbery | minor | Hood and his minions drilled into the Bank of England's vault. |
| boredom | minor | An utterly disinterested Alan stared out of the classroom window as his teacher lectured on the Pythagorean theorem. |
| brother and brother | minor | Alan had some passing interactions with his four older brothers. |