Firestarter
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Mark L. Lester |
| Cast | Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Art Carney, Heather Locklear |
| Genre | Science fiction horror |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Firestarter | – |
| Español | Ojos de fuego | Ojos de fuego |
| Français | Charlie | Charlie |
| Deutsch | Der Feuerteufel | Der Feuerteufel |
| Português | Chamas da Vingança | Chamas da Vinganca |
| Italiano | Fenomeni paranormali incontrollabili | Fenomeni paranormali incontrollabili |
| Русский | Воспламеняющая взглядом | Vosplamenyayushchaya vzglyadom |
| 中文（简体） | 凶火 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 凶火 | – |
| 한국어 | 초능력 소녀의 분노 | Choneungnyeok sonyeoui bunno |
| ไทย | Firestarter | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Firestarter | – |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Firestarter | – |
| 日本語 | 炎の少女チャーリー | Honō no shōjo Chārī |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which childhood power and institutional exploitation collide within a state experiment system
■ Synopsis
A child with pyrokinetic power is hunted by a secret agency that wants to possess, control, and weaponize her inherited ability.
■ RECIPE Tags
#WeaponizedChildhood #InstitutionalExploitation #InheritedPower #ParentalProtection #UncontrolledAbility
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Child as power source
Reason: The child is treated as an asset before being recognized as a person.
Related Film: Scanners - Middle: Family against state possession
Reason: Parental protection confronts an institution that claims ownership over the child’s body and ability.
Related Film: Logan - Core: Power beyond containment
Reason: The conclusion territory turns suppressed ability into destructive refusal of institutional control.
Related Film: Carrie
■ Secondary Axes
- Experiment and human consequence: Artificial intervention creates a life that the system then tries to manage as property.
Related Film: The Fury - Innocence under weaponization: A young person’s difference becomes both danger and target under adult systems of control.
Related Film: Midnight Special
■ Person
- Director: Mark L. Lester
- Cast: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Art Carney, Heather Locklear
■ Structural Tags
#ContainmentStructure #WeaponizationStructure #ProtectionConflict
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #1984Film #StephenKingAdaptation
