The Star story
On an interstellar journey, far in the future, an astrophysicist and a priest learn they have discovered a long-dead world that has been emitting a signal for eons. Directed by: Gerd Oswald. Story by: Arthur C. Clarke, Alan Brennert.
7 total · 5 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ancient alien archive | major | A space survey mission team discovered an archive of paintings, writings, and other information artifacts from a long-dead world. |
| Christianity | major | Christian belief, especially the birth of Christ, were central to the story. In particular, the Star of Bethlehem was discovered to have been a civilization ending super nova explosion. |
| interstellar space travel | major | We saw a space survey ship discover artifacts of a long-dead civilization. |
| sun going supernova | major | An unknown civilization had saved a few remnant artifacts before being wiped out as their sun went nova in 3120 BC. |
| the problem of evil | major | Discussed was why God would permit such fine beings to die so horribly. |
| coping with a crisis of faith | minor | A priest was devastated upon learning that the Star of Bethlehem was discovered to have been a civilization ending super nova explosion. |
| destiny | minor | A priest speculated that it had been God's will (i.e., destiny) that an entire alien civilization perished in a super nova explosion to prefigure the birth of Jesus. |