Virus story
The film follows the struggles of 855 men and eight women stationed in Antarctica in their attempts to reboot civilization after a deadly human-made virus wiped out virtually all the world's population. It is based on Sakyo Komatsu's 1964 novel of the same name.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| biological weapons | major | A secret military program to weaponized the deadly MM88 virus ended in catastrophe. |
| human self-sacrifice | major | Dr. Yoshizumi and Captain McCloud took it upon themselves to travel to the United States mainland to prevent an automated nuclear weapons strike on the former Soviet Union knowing it would most likely result in them contracting the MM88 virus. |
| human-made pandemic | major | An American geneticist invented the MM88 virus which ended up killing nearly everyone on Earth. |
| nuclear holocaust | major | The MM88 virus survivors were faced with having to disarm a preplanned nuclear strike on what was formerly the Soviet Union. If the failed the strike would certainly trigger a automated nuclear response form the Soviet Union, and at least on nuclear warhead was aimed at the survivors base in Antarctica. They failed and the film ended in nuclear conflagration. |
| rebuilding society after a disaster | major | A multinational community of 855 men and eight women stationed in Antarctica took it upon themselves to reboot civilization after the deadly MM88 virus had run its course. |
| the dangers of unfettered scientific advancement | major | An American geneticist invented the MM88 virus which ended up killing nearly everyone on Earth. |
| contagious disease in society | minor | Various world governments, especially the United States government, failed to control the deadly MM88 virus as it spread around the world. The virus ended up wiping out virtually the all the world's population. |
| mass hysteria | minor | Civil unrest erupted as the deadly MM88 virus spread around the world. |
| military secrecy | minor | The deadly MM88 virus was developed as part of the secret military project Operation Phoenix. Not even the President was aware the project existed. |
| nuclear weapons | minor | The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged the President to prepare for a preemptive nuclear strike against the Soviets. |