purpose in life theme
This is a general theme pertaining to what drives us and makes us act with what we perceive as "purpose". This theme is about our aspirations, needs, pleasures, cherished beliefs and such.
Examples
The theme is further specialized into: human aspiration (hopes, dreams, and questions of what we want out of life), human need (things we need in order to consider ourselves fulfilled in life), human pleasure (things we may simply enjoy).
14 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 6 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ldr2019e4x03 | choice | Lydia had no other interest in life than her desire for vengeance. This was much to the chagrin of the "Mechanists" investors, who by treaty were forbidden from trading her the one thing she wanted: a powerful weapon. After adopting a new pet, perhaps supplied as a ruse by the Mechanists, Lydia did find a second thing to live for. Once her desire for vengeance was fulfilled, she willingly gave up her own life in order to save her pet. |
| movie: Citizen Kane (1941) | choice | time and again, Mr. Kane deliberated about what he should do or like to have done with himself |
| movie: Seconds (1966) | major | Arthur Hamilton was a middle-aged man whose life has lost purpose. He has achieved success, but found it unfulfilling. |
| movie: Solo (1996) | major | The supersoldier android Solo sought more out of life than the be a killing machine for the military. |
| movie: Spaceman (1997) | major | Spaceman was trained from childhood to fight people to the death. After getting marooned on Earth, he felt empty from no longer being able to engage in his preferred occupation and went about seeking a job that challenged him. He ultimately became a happy hitman. |
| movie: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | major | Rey was searching for her purpose in life. |
| movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) | major | After arriving from being tortured, Colonel Nicholson reflected on what his life had been about. He then proceeded to take extraordinary pride in the bridge they were building for the enemy. He mentioned that it would last perhaps centuries and people would know who had built it. |
| rh2012e2x03 | major | Mimi possibly found a raison d'être when she discovered that she was a natural at scrutinizing legal documents. The head of the law firm where Inger worked insisted that Mimi be hired on the spot. |
| blackmirror7x02 | minor | The story concluded with Maria wishing herself empress of the universe, and it subsequently happening. This invites the viewer to ponder what they would do if they could shape reality in whatever way they pleased. |
| futurama6x25 | minor | Leela left Planet Express to do some soul searching. |