Mortal Kombat II (2026)
Finish the fight.
The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the Earthrealm and its defenders.
In Mortal Kombat II, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “realm tournament”. The story fights on E8/E13 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing conflict, power, competition.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Underworld: Awakening (2012)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)E8/E13 · rare rung · conflict
Fistful of Vengeance (2022)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
Smurfs (2025)E8/E13 · rare rung · powerSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Also hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Mortal Kombat (1995)consciousness in monsters · interdimensional tournament
The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)consciousness in monsters · mythic war realm
Eragon (2006)consciousness in monsters · dragon‑rider fantasy
Constantine (2005)consciousness in monsters · supernatural underworld
Ghost Rider (2007)consciousness in monsters · demon‑biker pact
Hellboy (2019)consciousness in monsters · mythic modernitySame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)consciousness in animals · conflict, power
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)consciousness in aliens · conflict, power
March of the Penguins (2005)consciousness in animals · conflict, power
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (1993)consciousness in aliens · competition, power
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)consciousness carried elsewhere · power
Wrath of the Titans (2012)consciousness carried elsewhere · power
