Sanctuary story
A sports agent and a real estate agent stranded in a modern version of the Garden of Eden struggle to keep their idyllic world from crumbling when an injured motorcyclist with a working cell phone arrives. Directed by: Patrick Norris. Story by: James Crocker.
12 total · 3 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Adam and Eve creation myth | major | The story was a strange retelling of this ancient myth with Scott playing the role of Adam, Marisa that of Eve, and Rikki that of Satan. |
| resisting a temptation | major | Scott and Marisa tried but ultimately failed to resist the temptation presented by Rikki, to use the phone. |
| what if I found myself in a strange place | major | Scott and Marisa found themselves stranded in and around an idyllic lakeside mansion after having both independently wandered into a forest off the side of a busy roadway. |
| agent and client | minor | Scott worried that the star basketball player he was representing would leave him and sign with a rival sports agent. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | Ricki described the man she was talking with on her cell phone as her boyfriend, Cole. |
| engaged couple | minor | Marisa had seemingly enough of her fiancée Paul. |
| husband and wife | minor | Scott had a tense discussion with his wife on the phone. |
| infatuation | minor | Scott and Marisa seemed besotted without each other. |
| romantic infidelity | minor | Scott and Marisa undertook a tryst or two despite having partners of their own. |
| the desire for professional success | minor | Scott was an ambitious sports agent who one gathers was trying to make it all the way to the top. |