Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E14 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing technology, heroism, eugenics, imperialism, war.