Year: 2004 – ZooScope

Caitlin Rooney
19th January 2023
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Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004.

Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Picture6-2.jpg 659 332 Caitlin Rooney Caitlin Rooney https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0522888decf77958534d8de15b4f3aa7?s=96&d=mm&r=g 19th January 2023 19th January 2023

This 2004 family comedy revolves around Garfield, a lazy, lasagna-loving cat who has the perfect life with his owner, Jon. Accustomed to luxury treatment, lavish meals and relying on his…

Beth Goodwin
1st January 2023
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Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks Pictures. 2004.

Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks Pictures. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/0_PUSS-IN-BOOTS-2.jpg 615 614 Beth Goodwin Beth Goodwin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d3c0b8c21336086f08c469d1966bed3f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 1st January 2023 1st January 2023

DreamWorks Pictures reintroduces us to some familiar faces from fairy tales – with a comedic twist! The world of Far Far Away parodies and subverts traditional ideas of what a ‘happily…

Izzy Thompson
9th February 2022
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Dir. Michel Gondry. Focus Features. 2004.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Dir. Michel Gondry. Focus Features. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Izzy Thompson Izzy Thompson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7b5057a2fdcba00560d0a9d2ccd99c9e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 9th February 2022 9th February 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VQxJNu-pE&t=3s&ab_channel=FrankAg%C3%BCero Figure 1 Memories are the foundations for the complexity of individuals. We are created by the experiences we face, and to delve into the past is to delve into…

Hannah Whelan
26th May 2020
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Howl’s Moving Castle. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 2004.

Howl’s Moving Castle. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Hannah Whelan Hannah Whelan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8776990b2f26c9cc6303cea86917d95f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 26th May 2020 25th May 2021

There is a surprising lack of non-human animal representation in Studio Ghibli’s 2004 film Howl’s Moving Castle, despite an overarching theme which frequently pits an idyllic pastoral version of Japan…

Robert McKay
20th May 2018
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Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks. 2004.

Shrek 2. Dir. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon. DreamWorks. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Robert McKay Robert McKay https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b4fde2e23d895b59c54f7429f3872b94?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th May 2018 8th March 2023

The second film in the Shrek franchise, Shrek 2 focuses on a pair of ogres, Shrek and Fiona, and their life as newlyweds: it’s time to meet the in-laws. Fiona’s human parents,…

Harry Goodman
18th May 2018
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Dir. Adam McKay. DreamWorks Studios. 2004.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Dir. Adam McKay. DreamWorks Studios. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Harry Goodman Harry Goodman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1c017709e93c014e127be55045f11527?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th May 2018 25th May 2021

Anchorman, starring Will Ferrell as the eponymous Ron Burgundy, is a tongue-in-cheek comedy that parodies 1970s American culture through its extremely self-conscious, gross-out style. The absurdity of Ron’s character is…

Eleanor Haigh
16th January 2017
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Two Brothers . Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Universal Studios. 2004.

Two Brothers . Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud. Universal Studios. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Eleanor Haigh Eleanor Haigh https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd10dbc37137841802ab9bc5c9b486d5?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

ean-Jacques Annaud transports us to the richly beautiful Cambodian jungle in the early 1920s , where two tiger cubs, Sangha and Kumal, are born to their stable and loving family…

Sophie Lott
7th January 2017
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Shark Tale. Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman. DreamWorks Animation. 2004.

Shark Tale. Dir. Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman. DreamWorks Animation. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Sophie Lott Sophie Lott https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6036385f31705c4624790b47bf7837b3?s=96&d=mm&r=g 7th January 2017 25th May 2021

DreamWorks Animation’s Shark Tale plays with the binary of shark/fish through the characterization of Lenny the vegetarian shark and his performativity of conventionally human gender stereotypes. The family animation draws attention to…

Bethan Littley
9th January 2016
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Warner Bros. 2004.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Warner Bros. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Bethan Littley Bethan Littley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/20348f8d2f46a8e1bccf5f0ae70eac2d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 9th January 2016 25th May 2021

https://youtu.be/lAxgztbYDbs Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Official Trailer [i] In 2004, Warner Bros. unveiled the third Harry Potter instalment, blessing the film franchise with the innovative, ingenious, and cinematically…

Jessica Hannington
8th May 2015
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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Touchstone Pictures. 2004.

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Touchstone Pictures. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jessica Hannington Jessica Hannington https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae079cef6548653a0f6fa34456e4ff8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th May 2015 25th May 2021

Animal Misunderstanding and Mystery in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou In The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (dir. Wes Anderson, 2004) Zissou, the famous oceanographer, tackles familial…