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The evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It's up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow,
In The Smurfs 2, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “blue village”. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, belonging, exploitation, magic, community.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Bolt (2008)E8/E9 · belonging, exploitation
The Grinch (2018)E8/E9 · community, identity
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)E8/E9 · belonging, community
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)E8/E9 · belonging, identity
Descendants 2 (2017)E8/E9 · belonging, identity
Open Season (2006)E8/E9 · belonging, communityThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Minions (2015)consciousness in monsters · minion quest
Tinker Bell (2008)consciousness in monsters · fairy realm
Barbie Mariposa (2008)consciousness in monsters · butterfly‑fairy island
Luca (2021)consciousness in monsters · monster seaside town
Onward (2020)consciousness in monsters · elfic suburbia
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)consciousness in monsters · vampire flatshareThe same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)consciousness in animals · belonging, community
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)consciousness in machines · belonging, exploitation
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)consciousness in animals · belonging, community
Sneaks (2025)consciousness in objects · belonging, exploitation
Shazam! (2019)consciousness in abstractions · identity, magic
Cars (2006)consciousness in machines · community, identity