Adventure

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 2560 1440 Carmen Navarro Mateo

“There are no cats in America“ Fig.1. Original Poster by Drew Struzan of Fievel and the rest of the immigrants arriving in New York. The anonymous humans frame Fievel and…

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The Sea Beast. Dir. Chris Williams. Netflix. 2022.

The Sea Beast. Dir. Chris Williams. Netflix. 2022. 150 150 Rosemary Sharpley

https://youtu.be/P-E-IGQCsPo Figure 1: film trailer Chris Williams’ Netflix movie The Sea Beast is a film which follows the generational indoctrination of a society, in which the ruling classes have fabricated a war…

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Red River. Dir. Howard Hawks. Monterey Productions. 1948.

Red River. Dir. Howard Hawks. Monterey Productions. 1948. 150 150 Prail Coffell

https://youtu.be/aN0alpNLQak American expansionism and the frontier myth – the romanticisation of prosperity found in claiming the ‘wilderness’ and the forceful expansion of the American border – pillars of the Western…

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Dir. Raja Gosnell. Walt Disney Pictures. 2008.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Dir. Raja Gosnell. Walt Disney Pictures. 2008. 736 491 Caitlin Rooney

Figure 1: Panning shot of the dogs’ being served In Beverly Hills Chihuahua, the superiority and entitlement of animals are used as tropes to represent Chloe the chihuahua and her…

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Babe (1995) directed by Chris Noonan

Babe (1995) directed by Chris Noonan 150 150 Sophie Anderson

The 1995 edition of Babe directed by Chris Noonan presents Babe the pig to be defined by the type of relationship he has with humans. The relationship in this film…

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Dir. By David Yates. Warner Bros Pictures. 2010.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I. Dir. By David Yates. Warner Bros Pictures. 2010. 960 500 Danielle Marsh

Figure One – a promotional image. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2011) is the penultimate film in the franchise. Harry, Ron and Hermione begin a desperate race…

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske. Buena Vista Distribution. 1961.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske. Buena Vista Distribution. 1961. 150 150 Georgina Hartley

Figure 1. Still of the film’s conclusion which sees one hundred and one Dalmatians enter the living room of Anita and Roger’s London home. [1] One hundred and one Dalmatians,…

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Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019

Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019 150 150 Dionne Clark-Patterson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMfyueM-ZBQ&ab_channel=WaltDisneyStudios What does he bring to the breed? The heart of a survivor. [1] Seppala leading Togo and the dogs The relationship between men and dogs is often explored within…

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Bolt. Dir. Chris Williams, Byron Howard. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2008.

Bolt. Dir. Chris Williams, Byron Howard. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2008. 1823 711 Daniel Orechoff

Figure 1: Bolt Film Poster Disney’s 2008 feature, Bolt, follows the television star pup who believes that, through the meticulous production of the show, he has super-powers and faces an…

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Rio. Dir. by Carlos Saldanha. Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation. 2011.

Rio. Dir. by Carlos Saldanha. Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Animation. 2011. 1280 720 Jasmine Allen

Opening with the vibrant celebration of colours and exotic sounds of the Brazilian rainforest, our focus is drawn to a nervous exotic baby macaw bird called Blu who plucks up…

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