Planet of the Apes (1968)
Somewhere in the Universe, there must be something better than man!
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
In Planet of the Apes, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “ape-ruled Earth”. The story fights on E8/E10/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, authority, power, class, civilization.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Mortal Engines (2018)E8/E13 · rare rung · class, power
Megalopolis (2024)E8/E13 · rare rung · authority, class
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)E8/E13 · rare rung · authority, power
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)E8/E13 · rare rung · authority, power
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)E8/E13 · rare rung · authority, powerSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · authority, power
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)E11/E14 · rare rung · class, power
Escape from L.A. (1996)E9/E12 · rare rung · authority, class
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)E11/E12 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Hail, Caesar! (2016)E9/E11 · authority, power
Office Christmas Party (2016)E9/E11 · authority, powerAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)consciousness in animals · ape‑dominated Earth
The Prince and the Pauper (1990)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic animal kingdom
Planet of the Apes (2001)consciousness in animals · ape‑ruled planet
Super Mario Bros. (1993)consciousness in animals · dinosaur metropolis
200% Wolf (2024)consciousness in animals · werewolf‑spirit fantasy
Shrek 2 (2004)consciousness in animals · fairy‑tale kingdomSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)consciousness carried elsewhere · authority, power
Warcraft (2016)consciousness in monsters · authority, power
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)consciousness in machines · class, power
Sleepy Hollow (1999)consciousness in the dead · class, power
The Boxtrolls (2014)consciousness in monsters · authority, class
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)consciousness in the dead · authority, powerSame people
Shared director or cast.
