From 0863125a4bc06bc1c5b2d8c121aedc9c34994418 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 06:19:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 01/13] Frankenstein films collection initial import --- notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) diff --git a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt index 377249689..e0b764aa4 100644 --- a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt +++ b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt @@ -266,6 +266,22 @@ movie: Deep Blue Sea 2 (2018) movie: Deep Blue Sea 3 (2020) +Collection: Frankenstein +======================== + +:: Title +Frankenstein Films + +:: Date +1910-2025 + +:: Description +Cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". + +:: References +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein + + Collection: Gamera ================== From ead840e33d99e7378fb4040deb69091db07c1b7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 06:22:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 02/13] Frankenstein films collection updates --- notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt index e0b764aa4..c7861fbe3 100644 --- a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt +++ b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt @@ -276,11 +276,25 @@ Frankenstein Films 1910-2025 :: Description -Cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus". +Cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" and related films. :: References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein +:: Component Stories +movie: Frankenstein (1910) +movie: Frankenstein (1931) +movie: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) +movie: Son of Frankenstein (1939) +movie: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) +movie: Frankensteins Daughter (1958) +movie: Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) +movie: Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965) +movie: Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) +movie: Frankenstein: The College Years (1991) +movie: Mary Shelleys Frankenstein (1994) +movie: Frankenstein (2025) + Collection: Gamera ================== From 3628c74b9fcd88fde72265e6c4df6b5e68e0da7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 06:22:25 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Frankenstein (2025) stub entry --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index afdf72822..6cb278381 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1887,3 +1887,28 @@ coping with the death of a spouse [Jane confronted David with the unpleasant cir beating one's self up [David blamed himself for his schitzophrenic wife's suicide.] +movie: Frankenstein (2025) +========================== + +:: Title +Frankenstein + +:: Date +2025-08-30 + +:: Description +Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction drama film produced, written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. The story follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences. + +:: References +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) + +:: Ratings +4 + +:: Choice Themes + +:: Major Themes + +:: Minor Themes + + From 55390301b587102b7daaeac5ddffdcb7cbdf9875 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 06:34:31 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 04/13] Frankenstein (2025) minor updates --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 11 ++++++++++- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 6cb278381..7f856c024 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1908,7 +1908,16 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) :: Choice Themes :: Major Themes +obsession [] +playing God with nature [] +maker and monster [] +hubris [] +mad scientist stereotype [] +undead being [] +pride goes before a fall [] +what it is like to be different [] +pride in one's own creation [] :: Minor Themes - +body snatching [] From 8549d2f12b9d8dd2bf8a44dbbb3b612744df3371 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 07:00:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Frankenstein (2025) minor updates --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 7f856c024..d7b1b7231 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1909,15 +1909,24 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) :: Major Themes obsession [] -playing God with nature [] +playing God with nature [] {search: god} maker and monster [] -hubris [] +hubris [Victor determined to conquer death itself] mad scientist stereotype [] undead being [] pride goes before a fall [] what it is like to be different [] pride in one's own creation [] +human vs. monster [] +the flip side of immortality [] +unkillable attribute [] +brother and brother [Victor and William] +engaged couple [William and Elizabeth] :: Minor Themes +polar exploration [] +father and son [Young Victor struggled under the high expectations put on him by his father, a renown physician. strict austere. blamed for mother's death.] +mother and son [Young Victor beloved his mother and blamed father for her death.] +coping with the death of someone [Victor with mother] body snatching [] From fbe9591f9aeb5dcc91ebef7f9dfeab0cf1447426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 05:20:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 06/13] movie: Frankenstein (2025) updates --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index d7b1b7231..82143f002 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1914,19 +1914,39 @@ maker and monster [] hubris [Victor determined to conquer death itself] mad scientist stereotype [] undead being [] +the making of a monster to society [] pride goes before a fall [] what it is like to be different [] pride in one's own creation [] +revival long after death [] +coping with being disfigured [Frankie] human vs. monster [] the flip side of immortality [] unkillable attribute [] brother and brother [Victor and William] engaged couple [William and Elizabeth] +female independence [Elizabeth notably scientifically literate and stood up to Victor] +the need for companionship [Frankie demanded Victor make him a companion] +loneliness [] +reconciliation [Frankie with Victor at end.] :: Minor Themes polar exploration [] +super strength [Frankie] father and son [Young Victor struggled under the high expectations put on him by his father, a renown physician. strict austere. blamed for mother's death.] mother and son [Young Victor beloved his mother and blamed father for her death.] coping with the death of someone [Victor with mother] -body snatching [] +uncle and niece [Hollander and Elizabeth] +electricity [] +scientific experimentation [Victor in tower] +capital punishment [condemned men waiting in line to be hanged before a cheering crowd] +invasion of privacy [Victor heard Elizabeth's confession] +coping with unwelcome romantic attention [Elizabeth with Victor] +arms trade [Hollister arms dealer] +human health condition [Hollister had advanced syphilis] +hunting [deer] +family affairs [rustic family] +blindness [grandfather] +compassion [grandfather took compassion on the creature] +friendship [grandfather and creature] From aa189272e9560864a385b1a62245eed6360086bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 06:48:01 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Frankenstein (2025) minor themes --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 38 ++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 82143f002..75e8a1cee 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1929,24 +1929,26 @@ female independence [Elizabeth notably scientifically literate and stood up to V the need for companionship [Frankie demanded Victor make him a companion] loneliness [] reconciliation [Frankie with Victor at end.] +unethical experimentation for scientific progress [] +scientist occupation [] :: Minor Themes -polar exploration [] -super strength [Frankie] -father and son [Young Victor struggled under the high expectations put on him by his father, a renown physician. strict austere. blamed for mother's death.] -mother and son [Young Victor beloved his mother and blamed father for her death.] -coping with the death of someone [Victor with mother] -uncle and niece [Hollander and Elizabeth] -electricity [] -scientific experimentation [Victor in tower] -capital punishment [condemned men waiting in line to be hanged before a cheering crowd] -invasion of privacy [Victor heard Elizabeth's confession] -coping with unwelcome romantic attention [Elizabeth with Victor] -arms trade [Hollister arms dealer] -human health condition [Hollister had advanced syphilis] -hunting [deer] -family affairs [rustic family] -blindness [grandfather] -compassion [grandfather took compassion on the creature] -friendship [grandfather and creature] +polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. There they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel whereupon they set sail for home.] +super strength [The Creature possessed prodigious strength. Notably, it heaved Captain Anderson's ice-bound ship up out of the frozen waters in which it was lodged.] +father and son [Young Victor didn't get on well with his austere father, Leopold Frankenstein, who was a surgeon of some renown.] +mother and son [Young Victor beloved his mother and blamed his father for her death.] +what it is like to be pregnant [??Clair?? Frankenstein's physician husband had her on a blood-drinking diet to keep her strength up during her pregnancy. She nevertheless died in child birth.] +coping with the death of a parent [Young Victor grieved for his mother after she died in childbirth.] +uncle and niece [Harlander interacted with his niece, Elizabeth.] +electricity [Victor Frankenstein used electricity, harnessed through lightning, to bring to life a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +war [Victor Frankenstein rummaged around a frozen battlefield of the ongoing Crimean War in search of body parts.] +capital punishment [In one scene, several condemned men were shown waiting in line with trepidation to be hanged before a cheering crowd.] +invasion of privacy [Victor brazenly heard Elizabeth's confession.] +coping with unwelcome romantic attention [Elizabeth rebuffed Victor's romantic advances.] +arms trade [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] +human health condition [Harlander had advanced syphilis. He funded Victor's research with the ulterior motive that it would lead to a cure for his ailment.] +hunting [In one scene, the Creature was shot by a small band of hunters who were out looking for game.] +blindness [The rustic family grandfather was blind and helpless.] +compassion [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it.] +friendship [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it. He affirmed their friendship with his dying words.] From 1c261acbe741f99d887a9a860c386e8d1e2e6095 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2026 07:30:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 08/13] Frankenstein (2025) major themes --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 46 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 75e8a1cee..b0a65ebe6 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1908,29 +1908,29 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) :: Choice Themes :: Major Themes -obsession [] -playing God with nature [] {search: god} -maker and monster [] -hubris [Victor determined to conquer death itself] -mad scientist stereotype [] -undead being [] -the making of a monster to society [] -pride goes before a fall [] -what it is like to be different [] -pride in one's own creation [] -revival long after death [] -coping with being disfigured [Frankie] -human vs. monster [] -the flip side of immortality [] -unkillable attribute [] -brother and brother [Victor and William] -engaged couple [William and Elizabeth] -female independence [Elizabeth notably scientifically literate and stood up to Victor] -the need for companionship [Frankie demanded Victor make him a companion] -loneliness [] -reconciliation [Frankie with Victor at end.] -unethical experimentation for scientific progress [] -scientist occupation [] +obsession [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science.] +playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination abominable, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] +hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] +pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God but ultimately came to regret it when he realized his failure.] +pride in one's own creation [Victor Frankenstein was initially over the Moon at having used science to bring life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts. He, however, soon fell into despair once it became apparent that he had created a monstrosity.] +mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic laboratory where he maniacally set about bring life to a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +scientist occupation [Victor Frankenstein was pioneering the reanimation of dead bodies through the simple expedient of sending lightning mediated electric currents through their lymphatic systems.] +unethical experimentation for scientific progress [] {For discussion} +revival long after death [] {For discussion} +maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the hideous and pitiful creature of his own creation.] +undead being [The Creature was a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +the making of a monster to society [The initially innocent and kind creation of Victor Frankenstein despaired and longed to die being treated with cruelty again and again by the people he encountered.] +what it is like to be different [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] +coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] +the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] +unkillable attribute [The Creature was cursed with flesh that regenerated from any physical damage it sustained.] +the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and at one point demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] +loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude.] +human vs. monster [] {For discussion} +brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein.] +engaged couple [William and Elizabeth.] +female independence [Elizabeth was notably scientifically literate and was able to handle herself around the arrogant and manipulative Victor.] +reconciliation [The story culminated with Victor Frankenstein reconciling with the Creature of his own creation, as Victor laid on his deathbed.] :: Minor Themes polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. There they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel whereupon they set sail for home.] From e85478661cc320d7a69288618e17d770473bc6e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:08:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 09/13] movie: Frankenstein (2025) updates --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index b0a65ebe6..1a9d2a74c 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1904,11 +1904,16 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) :: Ratings 4 +4 :: Choice Themes +the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] +loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude.] +the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and at one point demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] +obsession with a life-dedicated project [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science.] +maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the hideous and pitiful creature of his own creation.] :: Major Themes -obsession [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science.] playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination abominable, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God but ultimately came to regret it when he realized his failure.] @@ -1917,15 +1922,12 @@ mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic labor scientist occupation [Victor Frankenstein was pioneering the reanimation of dead bodies through the simple expedient of sending lightning mediated electric currents through their lymphatic systems.] unethical experimentation for scientific progress [] {For discussion} revival long after death [] {For discussion} -maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the hideous and pitiful creature of his own creation.] undead being [The Creature was a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] the making of a monster to society [The initially innocent and kind creation of Victor Frankenstein despaired and longed to die being treated with cruelty again and again by the people he encountered.] what it is like to be different [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] -the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] unkillable attribute [The Creature was cursed with flesh that regenerated from any physical damage it sustained.] -the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and at one point demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] -loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude.] + human vs. monster [] {For discussion} brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein.] engaged couple [William and Elizabeth.] @@ -1951,4 +1953,5 @@ hunting [In one scene, the Creature was shot by a small band of hunters who were blindness [The rustic family grandfather was blind and helpless.] compassion [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it.] friendship [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it. He affirmed their friendship with his dying words.] +the quest for immortality [Harlander suffered from advanced syphilis and had little time left to live. He bankrolled Victor's research in the expectation that Victor would somehow reanimate after death.] From 51c808a0b8fc843a6acf43c6729da739d35b7685 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:23:56 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 10/13] movie: Frankenstein (2025) consensus review --- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 63 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 1a9d2a74c..1d2649ec4 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -1904,54 +1904,55 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) :: Ratings 4 -4 +4 :: Choice Themes +obsession with a life-dedicated project [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science. Because Victor refused to fall in line by ceasing his research in the reanimation of corpses, he was expelled from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.] +maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the miserable creature he created.] the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] -loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude.] -the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and at one point demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] -obsession with a life-dedicated project [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science.] -maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the hideous and pitiful creature of his own creation.] +loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude. It tried to convince Victor to create for it a companion, but Victor refused.] +the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] :: Major Themes -playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination abominable, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] -hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] -pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed though on his quasi-blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God but ultimately came to regret it when he realized his failure.] -pride in one's own creation [Victor Frankenstein was initially over the Moon at having used science to bring life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts. He, however, soon fell into despair once it became apparent that he had created a monstrosity.] -mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic laboratory where he maniacally set about bring life to a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] +hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed through on his allegedly blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] +pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein hubristically imitated God by making a monster out of miscellaneous body parts. The Creature ended up being the cause of the deaths of those closest to Victor. It then proceed to harrow and torture Victor in its attempt to persuade him to create it a companion monster.] +pride in one's own creation [Victor Frankenstein was initially over the Moon at having used science to bring life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts. He, however, fell into despair once it became apparent that he had created a monstrosity seemingly capable of uttering one word only.] +mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic-looking laboratory where he maniacally set about bring life to a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] scientist occupation [Victor Frankenstein was pioneering the reanimation of dead bodies through the simple expedient of sending lightning mediated electric currents through their lymphatic systems.] -unethical experimentation for scientific progress [] {For discussion} -revival long after death [] {For discussion} undead being [The Creature was a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] -the making of a monster to society [The initially innocent and kind creation of Victor Frankenstein despaired and longed to die being treated with cruelty again and again by the people he encountered.] -what it is like to be different [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] -coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] +coping with being an outcast [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] unkillable attribute [The Creature was cursed with flesh that regenerated from any physical damage it sustained.] - -human vs. monster [] {For discussion} -brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein.] -engaged couple [William and Elizabeth.] -female independence [Elizabeth was notably scientifically literate and was able to handle herself around the arrogant and manipulative Victor.] -reconciliation [The story culminated with Victor Frankenstein reconciling with the Creature of his own creation, as Victor laid on his deathbed.] +brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein had a frosty relationship as youths, but warmed up to each other as they became older and wiser.] +engaged couple [William and Elizabeth very nearly tied the knot, Victor's attempts to get between them notwithstanding.] +reconciliation [The story culminated with Victor Frankenstein reconciling with the Creature that he had created, as Victor laid on his deathbed. Victor gave the Creature his blessing, and the Creature forgave him.] :: Minor Themes -polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. There they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel whereupon they set sail for home.] +polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. While trapped they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel, whereupon they set sail for home.] super strength [The Creature possessed prodigious strength. Notably, it heaved Captain Anderson's ice-bound ship up out of the frozen waters in which it was lodged.] -father and son [Young Victor didn't get on well with his austere father, Leopold Frankenstein, who was a surgeon of some renown.] -mother and son [Young Victor beloved his mother and blamed his father for her death.] -what it is like to be pregnant [??Clair?? Frankenstein's physician husband had her on a blood-drinking diet to keep her strength up during her pregnancy. She nevertheless died in child birth.] -coping with the death of a parent [Young Victor grieved for his mother after she died in childbirth.] +father and son [Young Victor didn't get on well with his stern father, Leopold Frankenstein, who was a surgeon of some renown.] +mother and son [Young Victor loved his mother and blamed his father for her death.] +what it is like to be pregnant [Claire Frankenstein's physician husband forced her on a blood-drinking diet to keep her strength up during her pregnancy. She nevertheless died in child birth.] +coping with the death of a parent [Young Victor grieved for his mother after she died in childbirth. He blamed his father for her death.] uncle and niece [Harlander interacted with his niece, Elizabeth.] electricity [Victor Frankenstein used electricity, harnessed through lightning, to bring to life a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] -war [Victor Frankenstein rummaged around a frozen battlefield of the ongoing Crimean War in search of body parts.] +historical event [Victor Frankenstein rummaged around a frozen battlefield of the ongoing Crimean War in search of body parts.] +war [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] capital punishment [In one scene, several condemned men were shown waiting in line with trepidation to be hanged before a cheering crowd.] -invasion of privacy [Victor brazenly heard Elizabeth's confession.] -coping with unwelcome romantic attention [Elizabeth rebuffed Victor's romantic advances.] +invasion of privacy [Victor brazenly concealed himself in a confessional and heard Elizabeth's confession.] arms trade [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] -human health condition [Harlander had advanced syphilis. He funded Victor's research with the ulterior motive that it would lead to a cure for his ailment.] +coping with having a chronic condition [Harlander had advanced syphilis. He funded Victor's research with the ulterior motive that it would lead to a cure for his ailment.] +sexually transmitted disease in society [Harlander quipped "One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury" when he explained his condition, syphilis, to Victor.] hunting [In one scene, the Creature was shot by a small band of hunters who were out looking for game.] blindness [The rustic family grandfather was blind and helpless.] compassion [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it.] friendship [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it. He affirmed their friendship with his dying words.] -the quest for immortality [Harlander suffered from advanced syphilis and had little time left to live. He bankrolled Victor's research in the expectation that Victor would somehow reanimate after death.] +the quest for immortality [Harlander suffered from advanced syphilis and had little time left to live. He bankrolled Victor's research in the expectation that Victor would somehow reanimate Harlander after death.] +unethical experimentation for scientific progress [Victor's peers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh the were horrified he demonstrated to them a macabre reanimated head and torso.] +revival long after death [Victor Frankenstein reanimated a head and torso in front of a visibly horrified college of surgeons.] +the making of a monster to society [The Creature that Victor created was initially gentle and innocent. Because Victor and others treated the creature with cruelty, it eventually became vindictive and violent. It killed several sailors and was partly responsible for the deaths of several people at the wedding.] +coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] +human vs. monster [Captain Anderson and his crew were terrorized by the Creature.] +cruelty [The Creature resented the cruelty which which Victor had treated it while chained up in the tower dungeon.] + From abf01a8d611f9a155e2a0251d73e3024bd30d5fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: odinlake <19746393+odinlake@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:50:43 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 11/13] reformat with python-totolo --- notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt | 3 +- notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt | 143 +++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt index c7861fbe3..c752df76b 100644 --- a/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt +++ b/notes/collections/scifi-collections.st.txt @@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ Frankenstein Films 1910-2025 :: Description -Cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" and related films. +Cinematic adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, +The Modern Prometheus" and related films. :: References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein diff --git a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt index 1d2649ec4..8d02fb12a 100644 --- a/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/film/film-scifi-2020s.st.txt @@ -623,6 +623,80 @@ grief [Jeff was deeply disturbed by a butterfly splattered itself on the windshi coping with the death of someone [In the end, the robot Jeff had to come to terms with the grim reality that his creator had died.] +movie: Frankenstein (2025) +========================== + +:: Title +Frankenstein + +:: Date +2025-08-30 + +:: Description +Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction drama film produced, +written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary +Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as +the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. The story +follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose experiment in +creating new life results in dangerous consequences. + +:: References +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) + +:: Ratings +4 +4 + +:: Choice Themes +obsession with a life-dedicated project [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science. Because Victor refused to fall in line by ceasing his research in the reanimation of corpses, he was expelled from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.] +maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the miserable creature he created.] +the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] +loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude. It tried to convince Victor to create for it a companion, but Victor refused.] +the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] + +:: Major Themes +playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] +hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed through on his allegedly blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] +pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein hubristically imitated God by making a monster out of miscellaneous body parts. The Creature ended up being the cause of the deaths of those closest to Victor. It then proceed to harrow and torture Victor in its attempt to persuade him to create it a companion monster.] +pride in one's own creation [Victor Frankenstein was initially over the Moon at having used science to bring life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts. He, however, fell into despair once it became apparent that he had created a monstrosity seemingly capable of uttering one word only.] +mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic-looking laboratory where he maniacally set about bring life to a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +scientist occupation [Victor Frankenstein was pioneering the reanimation of dead bodies through the simple expedient of sending lightning mediated electric currents through their lymphatic systems.] +undead being [The Creature was a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +coping with being an outcast [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] +unkillable attribute [The Creature was cursed with flesh that regenerated from any physical damage it sustained.] +brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein had a frosty relationship as youths, but warmed up to each other as they became older and wiser.] +engaged couple [William and Elizabeth very nearly tied the knot, Victor's attempts to get between them notwithstanding.] +reconciliation [The story culminated with Victor Frankenstein reconciling with the Creature that he had created, as Victor laid on his deathbed. Victor gave the Creature his blessing, and the Creature forgave him.] + +:: Minor Themes +polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. While trapped they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel, whereupon they set sail for home.] +super strength [The Creature possessed prodigious strength. Notably, it heaved Captain Anderson's ice-bound ship up out of the frozen waters in which it was lodged.] +father and son [Young Victor didn't get on well with his stern father, Leopold Frankenstein, who was a surgeon of some renown.] +mother and son [Young Victor loved his mother and blamed his father for her death.] +what it is like to be pregnant [Claire Frankenstein's physician husband forced her on a blood-drinking diet to keep her strength up during her pregnancy. She nevertheless died in child birth.] +coping with the death of a parent [Young Victor grieved for his mother after she died in childbirth. He blamed his father for her death.] +uncle and niece [Harlander interacted with his niece, Elizabeth.] +electricity [Victor Frankenstein used electricity, harnessed through lightning, to bring to life a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] +historical event [Victor Frankenstein rummaged around a frozen battlefield of the ongoing Crimean War in search of body parts.] +war [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] +capital punishment [In one scene, several condemned men were shown waiting in line with trepidation to be hanged before a cheering crowd.] +invasion of privacy [Victor brazenly concealed himself in a confessional and heard Elizabeth's confession.] +arms trade [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] +coping with having a chronic condition [Harlander had advanced syphilis. He funded Victor's research with the ulterior motive that it would lead to a cure for his ailment.] +sexually transmitted disease in society [Harlander quipped "One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury" when he explained his condition, syphilis, to Victor.] +hunting [In one scene, the Creature was shot by a small band of hunters who were out looking for game.] +blindness [The rustic family grandfather was blind and helpless.] +compassion [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it.] +friendship [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it. He affirmed their friendship with his dying words.] +the quest for immortality [Harlander suffered from advanced syphilis and had little time left to live. He bankrolled Victor's research in the expectation that Victor would somehow reanimate Harlander after death.] +unethical experimentation for scientific progress [Victor's peers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh the were horrified he demonstrated to them a macabre reanimated head and torso.] +revival long after death [Victor Frankenstein reanimated a head and torso in front of a visibly horrified college of surgeons.] +the making of a monster to society [The Creature that Victor created was initially gentle and innocent. Because Victor and others treated the creature with cruelty, it eventually became vindictive and violent. It killed several sailors and was partly responsible for the deaths of several people at the wedding.] +coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] +human vs. monster [Captain Anderson and his crew were terrorized by the Creature.] +cruelty [The Creature resented the cruelty which which Victor had treated it while chained up in the tower dungeon.] + + movie: Godzilla vs Kong (2021) ============================== @@ -1887,72 +1961,3 @@ coping with the death of a spouse [Jane confronted David with the unpleasant cir beating one's self up [David blamed himself for his schitzophrenic wife's suicide.] -movie: Frankenstein (2025) -========================== - -:: Title -Frankenstein - -:: Date -2025-08-30 - -:: Description -Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction drama film produced, written, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. The story follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences. - -:: References -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) - -:: Ratings -4 -4 - -:: Choice Themes -obsession with a life-dedicated project [Victor Frankenstein was maniacally fixated on "curing" death through science. Because Victor refused to fall in line by ceasing his research in the reanimation of corpses, he was expelled from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.] -maker and monster [The story explores the tortured relationship between Victor Frankenstein and the miserable creature he created.] -the flip side of immortality [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed for death, but could not die because its flesh regenerated almost instantly from any injury.] -loneliness [The Creature was lonely and condemned to a life of solitude. It tried to convince Victor to create for it a companion, but Victor refused.] -the need for companionship [The Creature was condemned to a life of solitude, and demanded of Victor to fashion for him a companion monster.] - -:: Major Themes -playing God with nature [Victor Frankenstein's work on reviving the dead using electricity was decried by the establishment as an unholy abomination, and that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God.] -hubris [Victor Frankenstein was determined to conquer death itself by reviving the dead using electricity. He shockingly asserted that "Perhaps God is inept!" when told by establishment figures that the giving and taking of life was the sole province of God. He followed through on his allegedly blasphemous plan by bringing life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts, but the result was a monstrosity. In short, Victor put himself above God with catastrophic results.] -pride goes before a fall [Victor Frankenstein hubristically imitated God by making a monster out of miscellaneous body parts. The Creature ended up being the cause of the deaths of those closest to Victor. It then proceed to harrow and torture Victor in its attempt to persuade him to create it a companion monster.] -pride in one's own creation [Victor Frankenstein was initially over the Moon at having used science to bring life to a patchwork man assembled from miscellaneous body parts. He, however, fell into despair once it became apparent that he had created a monstrosity seemingly capable of uttering one word only.] -mad scientist stereotype [Victor Frankenstein isolated himself in a Gothic-looking laboratory where he maniacally set about bring life to a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] -scientist occupation [Victor Frankenstein was pioneering the reanimation of dead bodies through the simple expedient of sending lightning mediated electric currents through their lymphatic systems.] -undead being [The Creature was a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] -coping with being an outcast [The Creature lived as an outcast from society and longed to die.] -unkillable attribute [The Creature was cursed with flesh that regenerated from any physical damage it sustained.] -brother and brother [Victor and William Frankenstein had a frosty relationship as youths, but warmed up to each other as they became older and wiser.] -engaged couple [William and Elizabeth very nearly tied the knot, Victor's attempts to get between them notwithstanding.] -reconciliation [The story culminated with Victor Frankenstein reconciling with the Creature that he had created, as Victor laid on his deathbed. Victor gave the Creature his blessing, and the Creature forgave him.] - -:: Minor Themes -polar exploration [Captain Anderson and his crew managed to get their iron-hulled ship trapped in ice while sailing for the North Pole. While trapped they encountered a gravely injured Victor Frankenstein along with the Creature he'd created. In the end, the Creature took mercy on them and used its prodigious strength to free their vessel, whereupon they set sail for home.] -super strength [The Creature possessed prodigious strength. Notably, it heaved Captain Anderson's ice-bound ship up out of the frozen waters in which it was lodged.] -father and son [Young Victor didn't get on well with his stern father, Leopold Frankenstein, who was a surgeon of some renown.] -mother and son [Young Victor loved his mother and blamed his father for her death.] -what it is like to be pregnant [Claire Frankenstein's physician husband forced her on a blood-drinking diet to keep her strength up during her pregnancy. She nevertheless died in child birth.] -coping with the death of a parent [Young Victor grieved for his mother after she died in childbirth. He blamed his father for her death.] -uncle and niece [Harlander interacted with his niece, Elizabeth.] -electricity [Victor Frankenstein used electricity, harnessed through lightning, to bring to life a patchwork man assembled from the body parts of hanged criminals and fallen soldiers.] -historical event [Victor Frankenstein rummaged around a frozen battlefield of the ongoing Crimean War in search of body parts.] -war [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] -capital punishment [In one scene, several condemned men were shown waiting in line with trepidation to be hanged before a cheering crowd.] -invasion of privacy [Victor brazenly concealed himself in a confessional and heard Elizabeth's confession.] -arms trade [Harlander was profiting from dealing arms to at least one of the belligerents in the Crimean War.] -coping with having a chronic condition [Harlander had advanced syphilis. He funded Victor's research with the ulterior motive that it would lead to a cure for his ailment.] -sexually transmitted disease in society [Harlander quipped "One night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury" when he explained his condition, syphilis, to Victor.] -hunting [In one scene, the Creature was shot by a small band of hunters who were out looking for game.] -blindness [The rustic family grandfather was blind and helpless.] -compassion [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it.] -friendship [The blind man took pity on the Creature and befriended it. He affirmed their friendship with his dying words.] -the quest for immortality [Harlander suffered from advanced syphilis and had little time left to live. He bankrolled Victor's research in the expectation that Victor would somehow reanimate Harlander after death.] -unethical experimentation for scientific progress [Victor's peers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh the were horrified he demonstrated to them a macabre reanimated head and torso.] -revival long after death [Victor Frankenstein reanimated a head and torso in front of a visibly horrified college of surgeons.] -the making of a monster to society [The Creature that Victor created was initially gentle and innocent. Because Victor and others treated the creature with cruelty, it eventually became vindictive and violent. It killed several sailors and was partly responsible for the deaths of several people at the wedding.] -coping with being disfigured [The Creature was rejected by people out of hand on account of its grotesque appearance.] -human vs. monster [Captain Anderson and his crew were terrorized by the Creature.] -cruelty [The Creature resented the cruelty which which Victor had treated it while chained up in the tower dungeon.] - - From 459801a31f831ee0c56a51e25355a63178088331 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: paul-sheridan Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 06:28:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 12/13] replaced 'struggling with a life-changing decision' with other themes --- .../television/tv-night-gallery.st.txt | 2 +- .../stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt | 37 +++++++++---------- .../stories/television/tv-startrek-tos.st.txt | 2 +- .../television/tv-startrek-voyager.st.txt | 3 +- 4 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/television/tv-night-gallery.st.txt b/notes/stories/television/tv-night-gallery.st.txt index da1c6757a..4b130a4d1 100644 --- a/notes/stories/television/tv-night-gallery.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/television/tv-night-gallery.st.txt @@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc. Story by: Rod Serling. organized crime [The story concerned a gangster, August Kolodney, who was being targeted for a hit by other gangsters.] facing organized pursuit [Kolodney had a mob hit out on him.] coping with being injured [Kolodney sustained a gunshot wound and had to seek retirement.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Kolodney contemplated early retirement.] +human life choice [Kolodney contemplated early retirement.] what if I was held captive and made an exhibition object [Kolodney was made a specimen in Kolodney's remarkable collection of famous human beings.] facing life in captivity [Kolodney had life extension treatment and was imprisoned in some sort of macabre collection.] life extension technology [Dr. Glendon used a gland revitalizing drug extend the lives of his museum specimens.] diff --git a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt index 30866cdec..4137ae3d8 100644 --- a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt @@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@ second guessing one's self [Picard felt torn about his leaving of Janice a long parallel universe [Paul Manheim somehow opened the door to the multiverse.] coping with memories of a lost love [Picard pined over Janice, whom he had ditched a long time ago in Paris.] love vs. career [Picard choose his Star Fleet career over his flame Janice.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Picard deliberated about leaving his flame Janice for Star Fleet.] +human life choice [Captain Picard deliberated about leaving his love interest Janice to join Starfleet.] remorse [Picard felt remorse about ditching Janice a long time ago in Paris.] time loop [The crew experienced loops in time.] old flames [Picard and Janice.] @@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ Empire's invasion plans. :: Choice Themes treason [Alidar Jarok was accused of committing treason by the Romulans.] loyalty to one's species [Alidar Jarok betrayed the Romulans and vice versa.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Alidar Jarok about defecting to Federation] +human life choice [Alidar Jarok struggled in the aftermath of his fateful decision to defect to the Federation to warn of his Empire's invasion plans. ] :: Major Themes trust in a potential foe [Picard :: Picard in Jarok] @@ -4486,7 +4486,7 @@ loyalty to a leader [crew to Picard] coping with living in a foreign culture [Enterprise-C crew aboard Enterprise-D] cooperation [Enterprise-C crew and Enterprise-D crew] facing a mortal enemy [Humans face Klingons] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Tasha :: Tasha over going back in time to fight Klingons] +human life choice [Tasha ultimately decided to leave her fellow crew-members to go back in time to fight the Klingons.] hospitality [Picard :: Picard to Enterprise-C crew] kindness [Picard :: Picard to contrast Guinan] ruthlessness [Guinan :: Guinan] @@ -5196,14 +5196,14 @@ maternal love [Lwaxana :: Lwaxana to Troi] :: Major Themes obsessive love [Tog :: Tog became infatuated with Lwaxana and kidnapped her.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Wesley :: Wesley about leaving Enterprise for Starfleet Academy] +human life choice [Wesley was torn about leaving Enterprise for Starfleet Academy.] sacrifice for a friend [Wesley :: Wesley about leaving Enterprise for Starfleet Academy] telepathic being [Betazoid :: Betazoid] sacrifice for a loved one [Lwaxana :: Lwaxana offers to stay if Troi can go free] :: Minor Themes love at first sight [Tog :: Tog at Lwaxana] -child leaving the nest [Wesley was in his final preparations to departfor Earth to take the Starfleet Academy entrance exam.] +child leaving the nest [Wesley was in his final preparations to depart for Earth to take the Starfleet Academy entrance exam.] coping with a meddling parent [Lwaxana :: Lwaxana and Beverly] alien point of view [Ferengi :: Ferengi females and clothes etc] mother and son [Beverly/Wesley :: Beverly and Wesley] @@ -5507,7 +5507,7 @@ paternal love [Robert Picard, Jack Crusher, Sergey Rozhenko :: Robert Picard/Ren coming to terms with things [Picard returned to his family vineyard to contemplate his future direction in life in the aftermath of having been assimilated by the Borg.] figuring out what to do with one's life [Picard returned to his family vineyard to contemplate his future direction in life in the aftermath of having been assimilated by the Borg.] coping with post-traumatic stress [Picard :: Picard] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Picard :: Picard w.r.t. Atlantis Project] +human life choice [Captain Picard contemplated leaving Starfleet to run the Atlantis Project.] filial love [Rene Picard, Wesley, Worf :: Rene to Robert Picard, Worf to parents, Wesley to Jack Crusher] :: Minor Themes @@ -5658,7 +5658,7 @@ human parenting [Picard :: Picard struggles with how to raise Jono] alien point of view [Talarian :: the Talarians had a strange and severe attitude to child rearing] custody battle [Picard, Endar :: Picard and Endar battle for custody of Jono] father and son [Endar/Jono :: Endar and Jono] -choosing between conflicting loyalties [Jono :: Jono about whether to return to life with adoptive father or stay with humans aboard the Enterprise] +choosing between conflicting loyalties [Jono was torn about whether to return to life with his adoptive father or stay with his fellow humans aboard the Enterprise.] conflict of cultural norms [The humans could not stand idly by and let Jono be abused, as they saw it, by his rough-and-tumble alien foster parents. Jono had trouble getting along with Picard because the latter did not approve of obnoxious loud music, hammocks, and high pitched alien humming.] :: Major Themes @@ -5675,7 +5675,7 @@ coping with living in a foreign culture [Jono :: Jono living with Humans aboard coping with being separated from one's family [Jono :: Jono living apart from his adoptive father Endar] clash of wills [Picard/Jono :: Picard and Jono] foreign point of view [Jono though human habits such as glove-less handshaking was objectionable. Humans thought Talarian noise making and child abuse was objectionable.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Jono] +where to make one's home [Jono was torn about whether to return to life with his adoptive father or stay with his fellow humans aboard the Enterprise.] Stockholm syndrome [Jono :: Beverly suspected Jono had Stockholm Syndrome] adoption of a child [Endar had adopted the human boy Jono.] @@ -6172,9 +6172,9 @@ lovers' quarrel [Miles O'Brien/Keiko O'Brien :: O'Brien/Keiko] friendship [Data/Miles O'Brien :: Data vs. the couple] matrimonial love [Miles O'Brien, Keiko O'Brien :: O'Brien/Keiko] husband and wife [Miles O'Brien/Keiko O'Brien :: O'Brien/Keiko] -coping with cold feet [Keiko O'Brien :: Keiko has second thoughts about marring O'Brien] +coping with cold feet [Keiko was having second thoughts about marring Miles.] espionage [Vulcan ambassador was actually a Romulan in disduise] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Keiko about whether to go through with wedding] +human life choice [Keiko was having second thoughts about marring Miles.] :: Minor Themes the art of smalltalk [Data at barbershop] @@ -6990,7 +6990,7 @@ ritualistic suicide. Guest star David Ogden Stiers as Timicin. 3 :: Choice Themes -euthanasia [Timicin was expected and pressured to commit suicide at the age of 65] +euthanasia [Timicin was expected and pressured to commit suicide at the age of 65.] infatuation [Lwaxana, Timicin :: Lwaxana and Timicin] dying sun [Timicin's life work was to revive his people's dying sun] contemplating suicide [Timicin :: Timicin] @@ -7004,7 +7004,7 @@ coping with aging [Lwaxana, Timicin :: Lwaxana and Timicin] stellar rejuvenation [Timicin tried to rejuvenate his home star] telepathic being [Betazoid :: Betazoid] cross cultural romance [Lwaxana/Timicin :: Lwaxana and Timicin] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Timicin :: Timicin with committing suicide] +human life choice [Timicin was under pressure to commit suicide at the age of 65, but felt reluctant to do so.] looking for a lover [Lwaxana found someone to settle down with in Timicin.] conflict of cultural norms [Lwaxana and the humans thought Timicin’s people’s habit of ritual suicide at 65 was both peculiar and offensive. And Lwaxana nearly convinced the humans that they could not stand idly by while Timicin was pressured, as they saw it, into committing ritual suicide as per the customs of his people.] @@ -8500,11 +8500,11 @@ researcher to save his life. 4 :: Choice Themes -euthanasia [Worf wanted to end his life after being paralysed] -doctor assisted suicide [Worf wanted to end his life after being paralysed] +euthanasia [Worf wanted to end his life after becoming paralyzed in a freak accident. This was a source of much controversy among his family, friends, and fellow crew members.] +doctor assisted suicide [Worf wanted to end his life after being paralyzed.] mobility impairment [Worf suffered a total paralysis and wished to take his life as a result.] father and son [Worf/Alexander Rozhenko :: Worf and Alexander] -contemplating suicide [Worf wanted to end his life after being paralysed] +contemplating suicide [Worf wanted to end his life after becoming paralyzed in a freak accident.] The Hippocratic Oath [Toby Russell accused of violating the Hippocratic Oath with her risky treatments] :: Major Themes @@ -8515,12 +8515,11 @@ friendship [Worf/Riker :: Worf and Riker] conflict of cultural norms [The humans, Beverly and Riker in particular, could not stand idly by while Worf committed ritual suicide according to his people's custom.] alien point of view [Klingon :: Worf's Klingon view of ritual suicide] desperation [Worf :: Worf to commit suicide] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Worf :: Worf] paternal love [Worf :: Worf at Alexander] experimental medical procedure [Toby Russell used risky experimental medical procedures on injured crewmen] life with a handicap vs. death [Worf contemplated suicide rather than living as a invalid.] pridefulness [Worf's ego prevented him from wanting to live on as an invalid after he became paralyzed in a freak accident.] -medical occupation [Dr. Crusher and Dr. Russell struggled to cure Worf from his paralyzed condition due to a crushed spinal coord.] +medical occupation [Dr. Crusher and Dr. Russell struggled to cure Worf from his paralyzed condition due to a crushed spinal cord.] :: Minor Themes depression [Worf :: crippled Worf contemplated suicide] @@ -10265,7 +10264,6 @@ risk taking vs. playing it safe [Picard :: Picard learns that one need to risk t remorse [Picard :: Picard about past actions as a Starfleet cadet] youthful indiscretion [Picard :: Picard about bar brawl with Nausicaans] you have to take chances to get ahead [Picard learned that he would never have risen to the rank of captain had he taken a cautious approach to live in his youth.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Picard :: Picard about whether to fight with the Nausicaans or not] time travel [Picard thrown back in time to his Starfleet cadet days] :: Minor Themes @@ -12466,7 +12464,7 @@ duty vs. compassion [Picard ordered to move colonists by force, but feels torn b the good of the many vs. the needs of the few [Picard :: Picard about resettling the natives] the desire to pursue one's dream [Wesley :: Wesley flunks out of Starfleet to go on a hippie adventure with The Traveler] unbounded thought powers [The Traveler had the ability to alter reality.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Wesley :: Wesley flunks out of Starfleet to go on a hippie adventure with The Traveler] +human life choice [Wesley dropped out of Starfleet to go galavanting around the galaxy with The Traveler.] the desire for professional success [Wesley :: Wesley spurned it] :: Major Themes @@ -12794,7 +12792,6 @@ ethnic hatred [Bajoran/Cardassian :: Maquis and Cardassians] remorse [Ro about having betrayed the Maquis] belonging [Ro Laren :: Ro feels at home among the Maquis] choosing between conflicting loyalties [Ro was forced to take a side in the Federation/Maquis conflict.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Ro Laren :: Ro] :: Minor Themes young and old romance [Ro Laren/Macias :: Ro and Macias] diff --git a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tos.st.txt b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tos.st.txt index e3fa25de2..01b5ee385 100644 --- a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tos.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tos.st.txt @@ -4884,7 +4884,7 @@ fabled land of goodness [The Yonadans were on course to their new Promised Land- religion as a control mechanism [the Oracle controlled the people by religion] leaving one's old life behind [McCoy :: McCoy] machine regulated society [Yonadan society was run by a computer known as "the Oracle". It was malfunctioning and came to act as a tyrannical deity.] -struggling with a life-changing decision [McCoy :: McCoy about whether to leave Enterprise and live inside asteroid] +human life choice [Dr. McCoy was torn over whether to leave Enterprise and make a new life with his love interest, Natira, inside the hollowed out asteroid spaceship in which her people resided.] religious prophesy [The Oracle prophesied the Yonadans would find their new home world.] engaged couple [McCoy/Natira :: McCoy and Natira] free inquiry vs. obedience [the old man and the oracle] diff --git a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-voyager.st.txt b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-voyager.st.txt index 00f2eb3de..06b1be6eb 100644 --- a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-voyager.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-voyager.st.txt @@ -422,10 +422,9 @@ human vs. captivity [Harry held by aliens] :: Minor Themes the ethics of interfering in less advanced societies [Harry couldn't tell Vhnori about what he saw in afterlife] -contemplating suicide [Hatil] +contemplating suicide [Hatil contemplated suicide.] human vs. space anomaly [space vacuole appeared in Engineering] shamanism [Chakotay] -struggling with a life-changing decision [Hatil about suicide] fear [Ptera upon waking up in the afterlife, i.e., sickbay] :: Other Keywords From 396b8b20c73e64224553aa236581aa4f27a358d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: odinlake <19746393+odinlake@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:57:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 13/13] reformat with python-totolo --- notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt index 4137ae3d8..3bc6b400d 100644 --- a/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt +++ b/notes/stories/television/tv-startrek-tng.st.txt @@ -4055,7 +4055,7 @@ Empire's invasion plans. :: Choice Themes treason [Alidar Jarok was accused of committing treason by the Romulans.] loyalty to one's species [Alidar Jarok betrayed the Romulans and vice versa.] -human life choice [Alidar Jarok struggled in the aftermath of his fateful decision to defect to the Federation to warn of his Empire's invasion plans. ] +human life choice [Alidar Jarok struggled in the aftermath of his fateful decision to defect to the Federation to warn of his Empire's invasion plans.] :: Major Themes trust in a potential foe [Picard :: Picard in Jarok]