human vs. speculative environment theme

A character's struggle to survive the elements perceived to be associated with a speculative environment is featured. This could be about surviving on an alien planet, the unrealistic interior of a creature, or in an alternate dimension.

23 total · 17 major · 6 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989) major The shrunken Szalinski and Thompson children spent a day and a night trekking across the danger filled backyard of the Szalinski's. They had to contend with giant blades of grass, mud rivers, and huge insects.
movie: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) major Clare and Owen were part of a team that was tasked to transport dinosaurs off Isla Nublar while a volcano was erupting. [prehistoric]
movie: King Dinosaur (1955) major A team of four astronauts explored a planet that was inhabited by dangerous prehistoric reptiles. [prehistoric]
movie: Lost Continent (1951) major An expedition party went on a rescue mission to a volcanic, remote Pacific island that was inhabited by dinosaurs. [prehistoric]
movie: Planeta Bur (1962) major Three cosmonauts were stranded on the surface of Venus. [prehistoric]
movie: The Abyss (1989) major A rescue party became hopelessly stranded deep down in an ocean trench. [underwater]
movie: The Land Unknown (1957) major The members of a naval expedition became stranded in an Antarctic jungle inhabited by dinosaurs. [prehistoric]
movie: The Lost World (1925) major A group of explorers trekked through uncharted territory in South America to find living dinosaurs. [prehistoric]
movie: The Lost World (1960) major A team went on an expedition to a plateau in Venezuela. [prehistoric]
movie: Unknown World (1951) major An expedition team struggled to survive in the bowels of the Earth. [underground]