Gremlins (1984)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
In Gremlins, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “gremlin infestation”. The story fights on E6/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing consumerism, carelessness, holiday, chaos.
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.
Shaun of the Dead (2004)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Downsizing (2017)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous
Encanto (2021)alters at E6 · same rung · looseAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)consciousness in monsters · titanic battleground
Damsel (2024)consciousness in monsters · dragon‑kingdom pact
Priest (2011)consciousness in monsters · theocratic vampire apocalypse
Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009)consciousness in monsters · lesbian vampire village
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)consciousness in monsters · titan arena
Evil Dead II (1987)consciousness in monsters · cabin demonic horrorSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Toy Story 3 (2010)consciousness in objects · consumerism
Toy Story 2 (1999)consciousness in objects · consumerism
They Live (1988)consciousness in aliens · consumerism
The Lorax (2012)consciousness in animals · consumerism
The Emoji Movie (2017)consciousness in machines · consumerism
Robots (2005)consciousness in machines · consumerism
