The Projected Man

The events unfold in a contemporary 1960s setting, blending laboratory environments with corporate intrigue. The period vibe emphasizes rapid technological progress and the ethical tensions that accompany it. Scientific ambition collides with safety concerns, reflecting Cold War-era anxieties about control and responsibility.

The primary setting is a modern research institute where the projection device is developed. The story also moves through Blanchard's private residence and Lembach's house, showing the interplay between scientific ambition and personal ambition. Action shifts to a power plant and a construction site tied to a bank heist, highlighting the device’s reach into urban life and crime.

🧬 Science and Consequences

A groundbreaking projection device promises to move objects at a distance, but trials with living beings prove deadly. The allure of scientific breakthrough clashes with the brutal costs of failure, forcing characters to confront the limits of experimentation. The narrative uses Steiner’s struggle to fix the device amid sabotage to question responsibility in science.

💰 Greed and Betrayal

Blanchard is pressured by Latham’s blackmail to rush the project for credit, exposing the enterprise to manipulation and danger. The pursuit of money and prestige clouds judgment and fuels sabotage. The plot hinges on how financial motives contaminate scientific progress and trust.

👤 Identity and Humanity

Steiner’s accidental transformation grants him lethal power and mutilates part of his body, sparking a crisis of self and humanity. As the device spirals out of control, personal loyalties fracture and the line between savior and threat blurs. The film probes whether morality can survive when technology alters the very sense of self.