Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea story

movie: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) · 1961-07-12

An experimental nuclear submarine comes to the rescue when a meteor shower causes the Van Allen radiation belt to catch fire, resulting in a world- threatening increase in heat all across the Earth.

5 total · 3 major · 2 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
planet scorching atmospheric conflagration major A meteor shower set the Van Allen radiation belt on fire.
speculative submarine major The film was centered around the new, state of the art nuclear submarine Seaview.
voyage under the sea major A crew voyaged to the Marianas in a high-tech nuclear submarine.
cracking under pressure minor Two submariners erupted into a fist fight stemming from the pressure of making it to the Marianas in 16 days.
human vs. beast minor Two diving suit wearing submariners trying to splice into an ocean cable were assailed by a shark. The nuclear submarine was attacked by a giant octopus deep in the Marianas Trench.