Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
This time they're running from the joint.
Having satisfied their urge for White Castle, Harold and Kumar jump on a plane to catch up with Harold's love interest, who's headed for the Netherlands. But the pair must change their plans when Kumar is accused of being a terrorist. Rob Corddry also stars in this wild comedy sequel that follows the hapless stoners' misadventures as they try to avoid being captured by the Department of Homeland Security.
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, authority, bureaucracy, absurdity.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The Trial (1962)E8/E10 · absurdity, authority
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)E10 · absurdity, authority
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudice
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudice
The Incredibles (2004)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudice
The Breakfast Club (1985)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudiceSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
