Wonderful Days story

movie: Wonderful Days (2003) · 2003-07-17

Wonderful Days (also known as Sky Blue) is a South Korean animated science fiction film, released in 2003, written and directed by Kim Moon-saeng. Synopsis: The year is 2142 and the survivors of an ecological apocalypse of some sort live in and around a specially constructed city, divided into a ruling class and a worker underclass.

20 total · 6 major · 11 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
caste system major The society in this story was divided into two hereditary classes: The Ecoban city dwellers, who lived in comfort, and the Diggers, who lived in a wasteland surrounding the city and toiled to supply the city with fuel.
commander and subordinate major The relationship between the Ecoban security commander Cade and Jay, an officer under his command, became increasingly strained over the course of the film.
ecological destruction major The story is set in a not-too-distant future when an environmental catastrophe has led to a breakdown of human civilization.
relations between social groups in society major The story explores the enmity between the Ecoban city dwellers and an underclass of workers, known as Diggers, who toil to supply fuel for running the city.
reunion with a loved one major The hero of the story Shua was reunited with his childhood friend, Jay.
social oppression major The Digger underclass was systematically oppressed by the Ecoban city dwellers.
blindness minor The blue haired girl was born blind.
coma minor Shua was shown at the orphan boy Woody's bedside as the boy lay comatose from a gunshot wound he'd sustained.
computer hacking minor A kabuki-masked intruder hacked into the Ecoban city master computer.
coping with a loved one being gravely ill minor Shua was shown at the orphan boy Woody's bedside as the boy lay comatose from a gunshot wound he'd sustained.