The Cobbler (2014)
Saving the neighborhood one sole at a time.
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
The Cobbler keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, community, activism, legacy, gentrification.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)E8/E9 · identity, legacy
Finding Nemo (2003)E8/E9 · community, identity
Cars (2006)E8/E9 · community, identity
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)E8/E9 · community, identity
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)E8/E9 · community, identity
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)E8/E9 · community, identityAlso bends a rule of reality
Other films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Leo (2023)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Inception (2010)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Inside Out (2015)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
Soul (2020)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
Source Code (2011)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
