Movie Substrate · Film
Absolutely Anything (2015)
★ 5.9 · 1,619 ratings on TMDB
Great power. Total irresponsibility.
Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
DirectorTerry Jones
The emergence reading
Absolutely Anything keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, responsibility, morality.
zero-distanceGBpowerresponsibilitymorality
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E0causalityany spoken wish instantly rewrites reality, overriding normal cause‑effect (physics · personal)
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)E8/E13 · rare rung · responsibilityAlso 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.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Jumper (2008)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Avengers: Endgame (2019)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Doctor Strange (2016)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorous
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Watchmen (2009)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
