Animal symbolism – ZooScope

Bethany Hinch-Sisley
20th January 2023
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Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005.

Hoodwinked!. Dir. Edwards, Cory. Kanbar Entertainment, Blue Yonder Films. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/hoodwinked-2006.jpeg 1200 630 Bethany Hinch-Sisley Bethany Hinch-Sisley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/92da49361b44ea96b873a1aba9153a8a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/RGV-cTSr6zg <Fig 1. Hoodwinked! Trailer [2005]> Hoodwinked! [2005] A retelling of the folktake Little Red Riding Hood as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters’ points of view.[1]…

Drew Carlin
8th January 2022
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Batman Begins. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. 2005.

Batman Begins. Dir. Christopher Nolan. Warner Bros. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Drew Carlin Drew Carlin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/add7394820c50e7c16d476a3ef4d2f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th January 2022 8th January 2022

Why does Batman dress like a bat? In the words of Batman himself, “bats frighten me. It’s time my enemies shared my dread.” In Batman Begins, the boundaries between human…

Laura Hallam
22nd January 2021
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The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996.

The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Hallam Laura Hallam https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56bebbd912d51fb6ff82aae87fd3f9c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd January 2021 25th May 2021

‘Big animals steal from little ones’ – Bonnie Harper (Neve Campbell) The Craft (1996) epitomises the intensity of teenage female friendships, and how quickly and violently these bonds can be…

Laura Hallam
17th January 2021
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The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996.

The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Hallam Laura Hallam https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56bebbd912d51fb6ff82aae87fd3f9c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2021 25th May 2021

The Craft is a 1996 supernatural teen horror film, in which animals feature heavily as a representation of the otherness felt by four teenage girls who possess extraordinary powers. The…

Emily Finan
13th January 2021
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Midsommar. Dir. Ari Aster. A24 Films. 2019

Midsommar. Dir. Ari Aster. A24 Films. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Emily Finan Emily Finan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3003dbd631d64981689174c28ee6f10?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2021 25th May 2021

– ‘So are we just going to ignore the bear then?’ – ‘It’s a bear.’ Fig. 1Fig. 2 Fig. 3Fig. 4 This sequence focalises through the eyes of the newcomers…