competition among nations theme
Two nations knowingly vie against one another to achieve a goal that cannot be shared.
Examples
The Americans and Russians competed to be the first put a man on the Moon in "Countdown" (1968).
2 total · 2 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) | major | On Earth the United States and the Soviet Union were rivaling for world domination. But at the same time they did agree to cooperate by sending a joint mission to Jupiter to find out what was going on with a mysterious monolith that was in the vicinity of the planet. |
| movie: Countdown (1968) | major | The film centered around competing American and Russian manned missions to land a man on the Moon. |