DragonHeart (1996)
You will believe.
In an ancient time when majestic fire-breathers soared through the skies, a knight named Bowen comes face to face and heart to heart with the last dragon on Earth, Draco. Taking up arms to suppress a tyrant king, Bowen soon realizes his task will be harder than he'd imagined: If he kills the king, Draco will die as well.
In DragonHeart, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “mythic medieval kingdom”. The story fights on E9/E10/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, justice, authority, rebellion, redemption.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)E10/E12 · rare rung · authority, justice
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)E10/E12 · rare rung · authority, justice
Double Dragon (1994)E10 · authority, justice
Valkyrie (2008)E12 · rare rung · authority, power
Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013)E12 · rare rung · authority, power
X-Men (2000)E9/E10 · 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
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)E8/E14 · rare rung · power, rebellion
Clash of the Titans (1981)E6/E8 · rare rung · authority, power
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)E8/E11/E13 · rare rung · authority, power
Return of the Jedi (1983)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, rebellion
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)E8/E11/E13 · rare rung · justice, powerAlso 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.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
RoboCop (2014)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
The Darkest Minds (2018)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Metropolis (2001)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
All Star Superman (2011)alters at E6 · same rung · looseAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Robin Hood (1973)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic medieval England
The Monkey King (2023)consciousness in animals · mythic celestial realm
My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)consciousness in animals · magical pony realm
Dragonheart: Vengeance (2021)consciousness in animals · dragon-kingdom
The Lion King (1994)consciousness in animals · savanna monarchy
The Lion King (2019)consciousness in animals · pride kingdomSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)consciousness in aliens · authority, justice
Spawn (1997)consciousness in monsters · justice, power
Little Nicky (2000)consciousness in monsters · authority, power
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)consciousness in aliens · authority, power
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)consciousness carried elsewhere · authority, power
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)consciousness in the dead · justice, power
