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  • Carmen Navarro Mateo
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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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  • Amy Fuller
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Wall – E. Dir. Anrew Stanton. Pixar. 2008.
Wall – E. Dir. Anrew Stanton. Pixar. 2008. 150 150 Amy Fuller

In its depiction of a film-world defined by its lack of natural life, Pixar’s WALL-E (2008) features only one animal: WALL-E’s charismatic companion, Hal the cockroach.

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  • Emma Bragg
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A Bug’s Life. Dir. Dave Foley. Walt Disney Pictures. 1999.
A Bug’s Life. Dir. Dave Foley. Walt Disney Pictures. 1999. 150 150 Emma Bragg

The notion of capitalism is undeniably present in A Bug’s Life [1] and is a vehicle that allows the ants and grasshoppers to be considered anthropomorphic beings. Hence the parallel…

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  • Alanna Sachse
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Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997.
Mouse Hunt. Dir. Gore Verbinski. Dreamworks. 1997. 150 150 Alanna Sachse

Mouse Hunt is the story of two brothers, Ernie and Lars, who, following the death of their father, go through many financial setbacks. Ernie loses his restaurant due to a…

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  • Catherine Levi
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All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999.
All The Little Animals. Dir. Jeremy Thomas. Lionsgate. 1999. 150 150 Catherine Levi

Bobby Platt is twenty-four  with learning difficulties  due to a car accident from his childhood  which he refers to as “the most important  thing about me”. Bobby’s stepfather, “The Fat”…

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