the instinct for violence theme
The all too familiar human penchant for violence is discussed.
Examples
The Melkotians deplored the human instinct for violence and sought to turn it against the Enterprise crew in tos3x01 "Spectre of the Gun".
20 total · 6 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror7x04 | choice | After being abused by a sadistic human and then watching one human kill another, the horrified Thronglets set out to protect themselves by removing the violent instinct from virtually every living human. |
| movie: Impulse (1984) | choice | The residents of a rural community began to act on their violent urges without compunction. |
| movie: Ran (1985) | choice | Tango spelled out the theme of general human wickedness and warmongering |
| tos3x01 | choice | The aliens decide to execute the landing party in a way befitting for humans |
| tz1959e1x22 | choice | The end narration made it clear that this story was a commentary on how we humans rapidly turn on each other in times of trouble. |
| tz2019e1x07 | choice | The story explored how men are innately violent creatures in comparison to woman. |
| movie: Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986) | major | Score was going to be impaled on in a grand ceremony. |
| movie: The 10th Victim (1965) | major | We are made to think about the need for people in society to have an outlet for their violent tendencies. |
| play: Titus Andronicus (1594) | major | critics argue about the reason for the excessive levels of violence in the play and we think it is pointedly (perhaps sarcastically) meant to appeal to the baser parts of the audience |
| tz1959e1x20 | major | One gathers from Mr. Wickwire's statements that the moral of the story is that there will be no peace on Earth so long as people are living on it. |