The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
What's Christmas Fun without some Reindeer Games?
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
In The Santa Clause 2, consciousness is carried by machines — a plane of “magical holiday realm”. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing faith, family, marriage, institution, magic.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Also 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.
The Simpsons Movie (2007)alters at E10 · same rung · loose
The Incredibles (2004)alters at E10 · same rung · rigorous
Incredibles 2 (2018)alters at E10 · same rung · loose
Constantine (2005)alters at E10 · same rung · loose
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)alters at E10 · same rung · rigorous
Summer Wars (2009)alters at E10 · same rung · rigorousAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)consciousness in machines · sentient car racing
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003)consciousness in machines · gadget metropolis
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)consciousness in machines · robotic apocalypse
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)consciousness in machines · virtual‑reality game
Luxo Jr. (1986)consciousness in machines · lamp world
Ra.One (2011)consciousness in machines · game‑world invasionSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)consciousness carried elsewhere · faith, family
Red One (2024)consciousness in monsters · institution, magic
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)consciousness carried elsewhere · faith, family
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)consciousness in objects · family, institution
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)consciousness in animals · faith, family
The Medium (2021)consciousness in the dead · faith, family
