Beetle – ZooScope

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…

Arya Damavandy
5th February 2021
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The Ant Bully. dir. John A. Davis. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2006.

The Ant Bully. dir. John A. Davis. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2006. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Arya Damavandy Arya Damavandy https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4fd51a5730f733530238bec6125050e8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th February 2021 17th March 2022

The Ant Bully chronicles the adventure of Lucas Nickle, who demolishes an anthill one day in frustration over being bullied by the neighbourhood kids. In response, the ants shrink Lucas…

Olivia Harris
13th January 2019
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Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Dir. Andy Serkis. Netflix. 2018.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle. Dir. Andy Serkis. Netflix. 2018. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Olivia Harris Olivia Harris https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5bd368880e03f68c3a350cbdec839739?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2019 25th May 2021

The film ‘Mowgli’ is a recent adaptation by Andy Serkis of the beloved Kipling story ‘The Jungle Book’. It is a fantasy adventure film and a beautifully aesthetic hybrid of…

Anna Davies
16th January 2017
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Aladdin. Dir. Ron Clements and John Musker. Disney Studios. 1992.

Aladdin. Dir. Ron Clements and John Musker. Disney Studios. 1992. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Anna Davies Anna Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0dc0258e22a9421381e10aff88cb0627?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2017 25th May 2021

Ron Clements’ and John Muskers’, Aladdin (1992) [1] follows the life of a poor street dweller and his sidekick monkey, Abu in the fictional city of Agrabah. After being coerced into…

Bradley Savage
25th January 2016
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Moonrise Kingdom. Dir. Wes Anderson. Focus Features. 2012.

Moonrise Kingdom. Dir. Wes Anderson. Focus Features. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Bradley Savage Bradley Savage https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7ff06261240bfe360e3d69fbc333ca9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 25th January 2016 25th May 2021

Wes Anderson’s 2012 Moonrise Kingdom tells the tale of Suzy and Sam as they run away together. Our two young characters are pursued by Suzy’s family and Sam’s scout troop.