the thrill of danger theme
A character experiences the feeling of exuberance that can sometimes come with a perilous situation.
8 total · 3 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ldr2019e2x02 | major | Fletcher and his friends got a rush out of sprinting across ice flows, at great personal risk, to induce enormous humpback whale-like creatures into breaching through the frozen surface just behind them. |
| movie: Thrill Seekers (1999) | major | The titular "thrill seekers" were people traveling back in time not only to watch people die horribly in disasters for kicks, but also for the sheer excitement that came with the possibility of not making it back. |
| tftc1989e2x03 | major | The rival gamblers Reno and Sam got their kicks by playing against one another at Russian roulette and "(finger) chop poker". |
| ahp4x22 | minor | The career burglar the Cat had apparently been a thrill seeker as he said "Every locked door is an invitation to danger" in response to being asked how he'd gotten in to that particular line of work. |
| movie: Alraune (1930) | minor | Alraune commands her driver to go faster and faster down the road presumably for the thrill of it all |
| movie: The Girl from Monday (2005) | minor | The sense of danger that came with being involved in the counter-revolution made Cecile feel good, she told Jack. |
| movie: The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) | minor | A recurring theme of the story is the trapeze artists Holly and Sebastian, or "flyers" as they called themselves, tempting fate by performing incredibly dangerous aerial maneuvers without the comfort of a safety net. In a notable scene, Sebastian pridefully cut loose the safety net before ascending to begin his trapeze act. He proceeded fatefully to plummet from the swings in what would be a career ending fall. |
| voy5x03 | minor | both B'Elanna and Tom in different ways and degrees Major candidate |