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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
★ 6.3 · 7,134 ratings on TMDB
Defy the Future
A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time – gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.
DirectorMike Newell
The emergence reading
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E12 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, betrayal, time, politics, destiny.
zero-distanceUSpowerbetrayaltimepoliticsdestiny
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E0timetime can be reversed locally using a magical dagger (physics · personal)
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Double World (2020)E8/E12 · rare rung · betrayal, destiny
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)E8/E12 · rare rung · destiny, power
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)E8/E12 · rare rung · destiny, power
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)E8/E12 · rare rung · politics, power
The Dictator (2012)E8/E12 · rare rung · politics, power
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)E8/E12 · rare rung · politics, powerSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
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.
Doctor Strange (2016)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorous
The Flash (2023)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Southland Tales (2007)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (2021)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
