a common interest unites theme

The tendency humans have of putting differences aside and collaborating when something of mutual interest appears is featured.

5 total · 4 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Dark Planet (1997) major The grand revelation of the film is that the commanders of the warring Alphas and Rebels factions had put their differences aside in a bid to move some remnant of humanity to another planet before all Earth life was destroyed in a biotechnological catastrophe.
movie: Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996) major The people of the world were united by a pioneering United States manned mission to Mars.
movie: The Land That Time Forgot (1975) major The Brits/Americans and German sailors agreed that the war between their nations was meaningless to them while they were on the sub-continent and agreed to work together to survive there until such time as they could return to a neutral port.
movie: The Tunnel (1935) major Politicians gave speeches about how the transatlantic tunnel would unite American and England.
voy2x11 minor Kazon sects to get technology