Movie Substrate · Film
Werckmeister Harmonies (2001)
★ 7.8 · 380 ratings on TMDB
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
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Werckmeister Harmonies 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 authority, decay, alienation, power, community.
zero-distanceHUauthoritydecayalienationpowercommunity
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)E8/E9/E10 · authority, community
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)E8/E9 · authority, community
Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)E8/E9 · authority, community
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)E8/E9/E10 · authority, power
Doctor Strange (2016)E8/E9/E10 · authority, power
Thor (2011)E8/E9/E10 · authority, powerSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
