Movie Substrate · Film
Curious George (2006)
★ 6.5 · 553 ratings on TMDB
Show me the Monkey!
When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.
DirectorMatthew O'Callaghan
The emergence reading
In Curious George, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “talking monkey sidekick”. The story fights on E8/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing friendship, culture, institution.
↷ animalsUSfriendshipcultureinstitution
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Also hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Merry Madagascar (2009)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic animal island
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)consciousness in animals · dragon-archipelago
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005)consciousness in animals · talking-dog mystery in Egypt
Snow Buddies (2008)consciousness in animals · sled dog race
The Fox and the Hound (1981)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic forest
Puss in Boots (2011)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic adventureSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
The Muppets (2011)consciousness in objects · culture, friendship
Barbie in the Pink Shoes (2013)consciousness carried elsewhere · culture, friendship
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)consciousness in objects · culture, friendship
Minions & More 2 (2022)consciousness in monsters · culture, friendship
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)consciousness in aliens · friendship
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)consciousness in machines · culture
