The Forbidden Zone - Comprehension Questions

1. Who is Dumont, and what kind of life has he been living?

2. What happens to disrupt Dumont’s isolated life?

3. What choice does Dumont have to make after the creature crashes outside his bunker?

4. Why is the journey across The Forbidden Zone described as dangerous?

5. What is Dumont’s ultimate goal on his pilgrimage?

6. What do you think the magical creature made of light represents in the story?

7. What does the story mean when it says, “the fog lifts away to reveal something even better than you had imagined”?

8. Why might the film be described as a “love letter to those who embrace the unknown”?

9. What does the phrase “the smallest spark can bring new life to the darkest of places” mean in the context of the story?

10. How do you think Dumont changes as a person by the end of the story?