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  • Jenny Marshall
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007.
Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird. Buena Vista Pictures. 2007. 150 150 Jenny Marshall

In the Ratatouille scene where Remy and Emile enter an old woman’s house, questions of animal invasion into human spaces are raised. The woman’s reaction is to kill the trespassing rats; a…

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  • Jenny Marshall
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The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989.
The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989. 150 150 Jenny Marshall

Human ignorance towards carnivorous eating behaviours are challenged in the ‘Les Poissons’ scene of The Little Mermaid, where a flamboyant chef sings about cooking fish as he prepares them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq-UaXQ1c1M&feature=emb_title One…

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  • Laura Lee
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Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007.
Ratatouille. Dir. Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 2007. 150 150 Laura Lee

Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava’s 2007 animated family film Ratatouille follows the journey of a rat named Remy who has a dream of becoming a chef.[1] Like most family films, Ratatouille has an…

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  • Emma Long
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Monsters, Inc. Dir. Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich. Buena Vista Pictures. 2001.
Monsters, Inc. Dir. Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich. Buena Vista Pictures. 2001. 150 150 Emma Long

Lovable monsters like Sully and Mike of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc (Docter, Silverman and Unkrich, 2001) manage to make the monster world not so scary. Despite their initial employment as professional…

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  • Amelia Eckersley
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Mighty Joe Young. Dir. Ron Underwood. Buena Vista Pictures. 1998.
Mighty Joe Young. Dir. Ron Underwood. Buena Vista Pictures. 1998. 150 150 Amelia Eckersley

Film provides a platform for racial stereotypes to indoctrinate its viewers and relay social prejudices. Lester and Ross argue that ‘the predominant juxtaposition of images of blacks and social problems-…

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  • Amelia Eckersley
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White Fang. Dir. Randal Kleiser. Buena Vista Studios. 1991.
White Fang. Dir. Randal Kleiser. Buena Vista Studios. 1991. 150 150 Amelia Eckersley

Baring his teeth to a Grizzly Bear on its hind legs, White Fang- a hybridised wolf-dog, forsakes his life to defend a young boy, Jack Conroy. Jack’s endures a perilous…

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The Lion King. Dir. Roger Allens and Rob Minkoff. Buena Vista Pictures. 1994.
The Lion King. Dir. Roger Allens and Rob Minkoff. Buena Vista Pictures. 1994. 150 150 Harry Howes

The Lion King[i] tells the story of Simba, a lion cub born into the monarchy and heir to his father Mufasa, ruler of all the animals in the Pride Lands. From…

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  • Charlotte Pick
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.. 1988.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc.. 1988. 150 150 Charlotte Pick

Robert Zemeckis’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) is set in the ‘Toon’-dominated animated film industry of Hollywood in 1947, 40 years previous to the film’s actual release. [1] Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), [2]…

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  • Emma Long
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Oliver and Company. Dir. George Scribner. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 1988.
Oliver and Company. Dir. George Scribner. Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. 1988. 150 150 Emma Long

Let’s be honest, most of us will agree that stories can always be improved by the addition of a few adorable animals. It’s understandable then that Disney chose to recreate…

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  • Anne Goodall
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Buena Vista Pictures. 2004.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Buena Vista Pictures. 2004. 150 150 Anne Goodall

Wes Anderson’s fourth full-length film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, details the life of oceanographer and documentarian Steve Zissou following the death of his professional partner and best friend. The…

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