
Young Chickenhare is the adopted son of King Peter, a famous adventurer. Part chicken and part hare, he has a really tough time growing up and disguises himself as a hare to avoid the mockeries of his peers. When the day of the Royal Adventurer Society trials comes, Chickenhare, hampered by his disguise, fails miserably. But he is determined to grab a second chance and find the Scepter of the Hamster of Darkness, before his evil Uncle Lapin. The Scepter will give immense power to its holder. If Lapin gets hold of it, he will be unstoppable. Accompanied by his faithful servant Abe, a sarcastic
In Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “anthropomorphic animal kingdom”. The story fights on E8/E9/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, identity, adventure, power, tradition.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Black Panther (2018)E8/E9/E12 · rare rung · identity, power
Gulliver's Travels (2010)E8/E9/E12 · rare rung · identity, power
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)E8/E9/E12 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)E8/E9 · identity, power
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)E8/E9 · identity, power
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)E8/E9 · adventure, identityThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)consciousness in animals · lion kingdom
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic kung fu realm
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)consciousness in animals · ape civilization post‑human collapse
Shrek 2 (2004)consciousness in animals · fairy‑tale kingdom
The Jungle Book (2016)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic jungle
The Lion King (1994)consciousness in animals · savanna monarchyThe same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
The Legend of Hei (2019)consciousness in monsters · identity, power
Wolves (2014)consciousness in monsters · identity, power
Byzantium (2013)consciousness in the dead · identity, power
Superman (2025)consciousness in aliens · identity, power
Black Site (2022)consciousness in aliens · identity, power
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)consciousness in machines · identity, power