The Lion King 1½ (2004)
You Don't Know The ½ Of It!
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventure takes you back -- way back -- before Simba's adventure began. You'll find out all about Timon and Pumbaa and tag along as they search for the perfect home and attempt to raise a rambunctious lion cub.
In The Lion King 1½, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “savanna society”. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, belonging, power.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Mean Girls (2004)E8/E9 · belonging, identity
Jennifer's Body (2009)E8/E9 · identity, power
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)E8/E9 · identity, power
Pitch Perfect (2012)E8/E9 · belonging, identity
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)E8/E9 · belonging, identity
Shrek Forever After (2010)E8/E9 · identity, powerSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Also hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic savanna
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic animal hero
The Jungle Book (2016)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic jungle
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)consciousness in animals · pet metropolis
Shrek 2 (2004)consciousness in animals · fairy‑tale kingdom
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)consciousness in animals · ape civilization post‑human collapseSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Minions (2015)consciousness in monsters · belonging, identity
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)consciousness in monsters · belonging, identity
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)consciousness in aliens · belonging, identity
Leroy & Stitch (2006)consciousness in aliens · belonging, identity
Aladdin (1992)consciousness carried elsewhere · identity, power
Toy Story (1995)consciousness in objects · belonging, identitySame people
Shared director or cast.
