commander and subordinate theme
The relationship between a military type of leader and their formal subordinate is featured. The setting may be army, navy, air force or something comparable.
Examples
In tz1959e4x06 "Death Ship", we saw the Captain of a spaceship quarrel with two men under his command over the best course of action to take given a strange predicament they had found themselves in.
15 total · 8 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) | major | The young recruits had various run-ins with Sergeant Himmelstoss whom they loathed. |
| movie: Breach (2020) | major | The no-nonsense Commander Stanley was pointedly strict with the crew members under his charge, especially Noah. Clay and his friends made moonshine behind the Commander Stanley's back. |
| movie: Outside the Wire (2021) | major | The story explores the dynamics between the android military officer Captain Leo and the drone pilot under his charge, Lieutenant Harp. |
| movie: Virus (1999) | major | Captain Everton's crew, or what was left of it, eventually mutinied against him because he'd lost all perspective and didn't see the dangers of staying on the cyborg infested Russian science vessel. |
| movie: Wing Commander (1999) | major | Starship commanders and high ranking officers were constantly telling sometimes obedient, sometimes grumbling lower ranking ones what to do. |
| movie: Wonderful Days (2003) | major | The relationship between the Ecoban security commander Cade and Jay, an officer under his command, became increasingly strained over the course of the film. |
| rbt1985e6x06 | major | The leader of the group struggled to keep up morale, at least so that his men wouldn't kill themselves out of despair. |
| tz1959e4x06 | major | Captain Ross quarreled with two men under his charge over the best course of action to take given their strange circumstance. |
| movie: Falling Fire (1997) | minor | Crewman Bodin came into conflict with Captain Jackson over what in Bodin's view were unjustified risks that Jackson was taking to meet a mission deadline. |
| movie: Star Force: Fugitive Alien II (1987) | minor | Captain Joe's first officer Rocky refused to let him go on a dangerous mission, and went so far as to shoot Joe with a knock out dart to prevent him. |