speculative future event theme
A hypothetical future event of major significance to society is featured.
2 total · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Barb Wire (1996) | major | The year is 2017 and the story set during the middle of the Second American Civil War. |
| movie: Escape from LA (1996) | minor | It was stated in the introductory narration about how "the Big One" (i.e. an earthquake measuring 9.6 on the Richter scale) destroyed Los Angeles, leaving the land mass on which the city lay separated from the North American continent. |