20/20 Vision story
Newly promoted bank loan officer Warren Cribbens cracks his eyeglasses and discovers he can see the future through them. Faced with seeing the future of the farmers whose farms he must foreclose on, Warren can't bring himself to foreclose. Right away he's torn between doing his job and standing up for the people he helps. Directed by: Jim Purdy. Story by: Robert Walden.
12 total · 3 choice · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| duty vs. compassion | choice | Warren had to choose between his duty to the bank and his compassion for the poor sods he was foreclosing. |
| predatory financial practices in society | choice | Warren's bank was scrupulous in its endeavor to bankrupt people and get their land. |
| what if I caught a glimpse of the future | choice | Warren's cracked glasses suddenly allowed him to see the future, or perhaps possible futures. |
| compassion | major | Warren took pity on a farmer who's mortgage he was supposed to foreclose on by helping the farmer with his own money. |
| coping with a bad boss | major | Warren realized that his boss was a ruthless man who wanted to bankrupt people and get their land. |
| facing financial ruin | major | A farmer was on the brink of the bank foreclosing on his farm. |
| magic object | major | Warren was able to see into the future through a pair of cracked eyeglasses. |
| delivering bad news | minor | Warren had to tell people that they were broke. |
| human self-sacrifice for another | minor | Warren helped the farmer with his own money. |
| ruthlessness | minor | Cutler didn't see the human side of foreclosing on people houses. |