Tonight is what it means to be young.

Raven Shaddock and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim. Ellen's former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody, happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen's manager hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier, they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
Streets of Fire keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing love, rebellion, corruption, power, identity.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
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TMNT (2007)E6/E11 · rare rung · corruption, identity
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)E6/E11 · rare rung · identity, power
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013)E11/E12/E13 · rare rung · power, rebellion
The Big Short (2015)E10/E13 · rare rung · corruption, power
Return to Oz (1985)E10/E13 · rare rung · identity, power