Shadow Play story
In this remake of the 1961 Twilight Zone episode, a man is convinced that reality as we perceive it is dependent on his staying alive. Directed by: Paul Lynch. Story by: Charles Beaumont, James Crocker.
16 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the universe is a dream | choice | Adam was convinced that his execution won't matter because he is only dreaming. |
| what if I repeated a portion of my life over again | choice | Adam was reliving his own execution over and over again. |
| capital punishment | major | Adam experiences on death row combined with his vivid description of what is like to be walked to the gallows and be hanged make ask us to question the morality of executing prisoners. |
| facing one's own execution | major | Adam was put on death row to await his hanging. |
| solipsism syndrome | major | Adam was thought to have this delusion. |
| to kill or to spare | major | Should the judge call the judge to stay Adam's execution? |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | major | Nobody believed Adam when he told them they were figments of his imagination. |
| beating one's self up | minor | Adam suggested that his dreams stemmed from shame for something he had done. |
| brother and sister | minor | Adam believed that Carol was his sister. |
| Catholicism | minor | Adam was visited by a Catholic priest prior to his execution. |