Warlords of Atlantis story

movie: Warlords of Atlantis (1978) · 1978-05-05

It is the mid to late 19th century and a professor and his son set out on an ocean voyage to discover the lost city of Atlantis.

11 total · 4 major · 7 minor

Theme	Level	Motivation
Atlantis	major	Professor Aitken and his son Charles discovered this fabled city out past the Bermudas in a vast, air-filled cavern beneath the ocean floor.
human vs. beast	major	Charles and Gregory were attacked on the sea floor by an an at least 20 foot long aquatic dinosaur. Captain Daniels' schooner was attacked by a giant octopus. The Atlanteans were at war with a couple of giant reptiles.
human vs. captivity	major	Charles and five other castaways were held captive by the Atlanteans.
ruling elite utopia	major	The Atlanteans were ruled by an elite minority that exclusive access to an especially luxurious city. Everything looked quite rosy from their point of view.
father and daughter	minor	Delphine and her father Briggs helped the castaways escape. Interestingly, Briggs was captain of the ship Mary Celeste from maritime history.
father and son	minor	Professor Aitken and his son Charles set out on a perilous expedition to locate the fabled city of Atlantis somewhere at the bottom of the sea. They found evidence of when Charles went down to the sea floor in a diving bell, and Charles together with five others, not including his father, ende dup being captives of the Atlanteans.
Hollow Earth	minor	It tuned out that Atlantis was located in a vast, air-filled cavern beneath the ocean floor.
living dinosaur	minor	Charles and Gregory were attacked on the sea floor by an an at least 20 foot long aquatic dinosaur.
Martian extraterrestrial	minor	The Atlantean queen Atsil revealed to Charles how her race originated from the Red Planet.
perilous voyage at sea	minor	Captain Daniels sailed Professor Aitken and his son Charles out past the Bermudas against his better judgment. The captain's worst fears proved correct when his schooner was attacked by a giant octopus.