Artemis Fowl (2020)
Remember the name.
Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.
In Artemis Fowl, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “fairy underground civilization”. The story fights on E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, power, authority, exploitation, magic.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Iron Mask (2019)E9/E10 · authority, exploitation
Return to Oz (1985)E10 · authority, magic
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)E9/E10 · authority, power
X-Men (2000)E9/E10 · authority, power
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)E9/E10 · authority, power
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)E9/E10 · power, prejudiceSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)E8/E14 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)E8/E14 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)E6/E11 · rare rung · exploitation, power
Osmosis Jones (2001)E6/E8 · rare rung · authority, prejudice
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)E6/E12 · rare rung · exploitation, power
Clash of the Titans (1981)E6/E8 · rare rung · authority, powerAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Ultraviolet (2006)consciousness in monsters · viral dystopia
Vampire Academy (2014)consciousness in monsters · vampire academy
The Sea Beast (2022)consciousness in monsters · sea-beast frontier
The King's Daughter (2022)consciousness in monsters · royal‑mermaid quest
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010)consciousness in monsters · underwater kingdom
Strange Magic (2015)consciousness in monsters · fairy‑forest love‑potion worldSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Doctor Strange (2016)consciousness in aliens · authority, magic
District 9 (2009)consciousness in aliens · authority, exploitation
47 Ronin (2013)consciousness in animals · authority, magic
Shrek Forever After (2010)consciousness in animals · authority, power
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)consciousness in the dead · authority, power
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)consciousness in the dead · magic, power
