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Olivia Westerdale
27th January 2023
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Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jja_0133_comp.1055-1.jpg 1000 699 Olivia Westerdale Olivia Westerdale https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3d8d552266c170186d5bb0fff2d8569?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck Figure 1 Jordan Peele’s latest film nope follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood in the aftermath of their father’s unexpected death. The siblings ‘We ain’t got no more problems’…

LPerek-Gokce1
23rd January 2023
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The Little Prince. Dir. Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2015

The Little Prince. Dir. Mark Osborne. Paramount Pictures. 2015 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TLP-poster-1.jpg 910 1236 LPerek-Gokce1 LPerek-Gokce1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f5c28c296763be91c3395454abb282e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 23rd January 2023 6th March 2023

“One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” In The Little Prince the depiction of foxes defies conventional animality as they generally symbolise…

Abbie Whelan
20th January 2023
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The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011

The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Abbie Whelan Abbie Whelan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7eaa5dac51383ecfd68261bab7c81009?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th January 2023

Figure 1. The title of the film, The Future, is emblematic of the very thing the characters fear, what is the unknown. July certainly lets the cat out of the…

Carmen Navarro Mateo
20th January 2023
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An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/luna.png 1186 643 Carmen Navarro Mateo Carmen Navarro Mateo https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e90aca66d4b683eb69f38fbba354927d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZfEQ_pMdg Official trailer for An American Tail Fig.1 An American Tail poster by Drew Struzan. It comprises the American Dream spirit and the hopes of the immigrants An American Tail…

Rosemary Sharpley
20th January 2023
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Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018.

Annihilation. Dir. Alex Garland. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-12.jpeg 516 344 Rosemary Sharpley Rosemary Sharpley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db572b9b5728eec5b0a91ff6b424d332?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

“It’s not destroying. It’s creating something new”. https://youtu.be/0m3cPEbwwhg Figure 1 – film trailer Annihilation, by definition, is something “Completely destroyed; nothingness, non-existence”, Yet Alex Garland’s 2018 film entirely rethinks what…

Nicholas Martin
20th January 2023
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Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011.

Mr Popper’s Penguins. Dir. Mark Waters. 20th Century Fox. 2011. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Nicholas Martin Nicholas Martin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0563358b299d4bd07e345bb573fcf914?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure One Jim Carrey and Penguins. It does not get any better. Think Beethoven but with Penguins. Try to spot the difference between the CGI penguins and the real ones.…

Sandra Agusti Capella
20th January 2023
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Big Miracle. Dir. Ken Kwapis. Universal Pictures. 2012.

Big Miracle. Dir. Ken Kwapis. Universal Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-01-11-a-las-8.37.01-a.-m.-1.png 1291 639 Sandra Agusti Capella Sandra Agusti Capella https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4da530297ccd1674ce0fbc6a0bccf09?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

”And we ache for them cause they are so much like us”.Rachel Kramer. The film Big Miracle is a drama directed by Ken Kwapis and distributed by Universal Pictures in…

Katherine Milman
20th January 2023
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The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014

The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/C447F8A2-435A-41C7-8456-D1575D82BA04.jpeg 1280 545 Katherine Milman Katherine Milman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6158a3db270a3e2a357e213f176a9c15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/mP01tEMzt40 Figure 1: Film trailer “I’m allergic to dying!“-Pepe Rodriguez 20th Century Fox’s, 2014, animated feature film, The Book of Life, follows two best friends, Manolo and Joaquin, who are…

Louise Smith
20th January 2023
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Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/paper-bird-wings-2.png 1454 620 Louise Smith Louise Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/994ccb66f6ec7d76b6bd19085150286d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure 1: Kubo lifted in the air by wings made of origami birds. Kubo and the Two Strings follows a boy whose life is made even more extraordinary when a…

Victoria Coffell
20th January 2023
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Sonnie’s Edge. Dir. Dave Wilson. Netflix. 2019

Sonnie’s Edge. Dir. Dave Wilson. Netflix. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/A2AF6816-D52E-4209-AFFD-A2930F8F7ECC-scaled.jpeg 2560 1266 Victoria Coffell Victoria Coffell https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8444b0040f16b3ab3abb43ca14170f1e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

That fear of death. Do you feel it? Are you scared now?– Sonnie Content warning: sexual assault, female violence, abuse Netflix’s animated anthology, Love Death & Robots, first aired in 2019, enticing…