The Family

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The Family is a nocturnal, cult-like group of plague-mutated survivors in the film "The Omega Man" who violently reject technology and seek to eradicate the last remnants of human civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist group
fictional cult
activeAtTime post-apocalyptic future of The Omega Man
appearance often hooded and robed
pale-skinned
photosensitive eyes
appearsIn 1971 film The Omega Man NERFINISHED
The Omega Man NERFINISHED
basedOn mutant antagonists in the novel I Am Legend
cinematicFunction horror element
cinematicGenre science fiction
collectiveIdentity refers to itself as a new human order
communicationStyle sermon-like speeches
enemyOf Robert Neville NERFINISHED
fears daylight
scientific knowledge
fictionalUniverse The Omega Man universe
formedFrom survivors of a global plague
goal destroy technology
eradicate the last remnants of human civilization
leader Matthias NERFINISHED
membership infected human survivors
mutationCause biological warfare plague
narrativeRole embodiment of post-plague fanaticism
symbol of anti-technological extremism
operatesInLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED
opposes Neville's attempts to restore civilization
portrayedAs cult-like
fanatical
nocturnal
plague-mutated
technophobic
violent
primaryAdversaryOf Robert Neville NERFINISHED
rejects electricity
modern technology
science
religiousIdeology anti-technology neo-Luddism
ritualPractice ceremonial gatherings at night
public denunciations of technology
symbolizes fear of technological backlash
social breakdown after catastrophe
targets Neville's fortified home
technological artifacts
usesWeapon primitive weapons
weakness sensitivity to bright light

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The Omega Man (1971 film) mainAntagonistGroup The Family
subject surface form: The Omega Man