Comedy – ZooScope

Isabella Peirson Smith
27th January 2023
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Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009.

Hotel for Dogs. Dir. Thor Freudenthal. Dreamworks. 2009. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith Isabella Peirson Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0180814f053da3afa6d18245ce876e8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

Animals, a cutesy love story and the rise of underdogs… literally. What more could you want in a film? Well, ‘Hotel for Dogs’ (Thor Freudenthal/ 2009) covers a multitude of…

LPerek-Gokce1
26th January 2023
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The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015

The Banshees of Inisherin. Dir. Martin McDonagh. Searchlight Pictures. 2015 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TBI-POSTER-scaled.jpg 1707 2560 LPerek-Gokce1 LPerek-Gokce1 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4f5c28c296763be91c3395454abb282e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 26th January 2023 6th March 2023

“Do you think God gives a damn about miniature donkeys, Colm?” “I fear he doesn’t. And I fear that’s where it’s all gone wrong.” Martin McDonagh’s, “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022),…

Isabella Peirson Smith
23rd January 2023
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Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014

Paddington Bear. Dir. Paul King. S. 2014 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Peirson Smith Isabella Peirson Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0180814f053da3afa6d18245ce876e8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 23rd January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/nvb6tvZOYIo Paddington, directed by Paul King, captures the life of an orphaned bear who travels from Peru to London sponsored by his Aunt Lucy to seek a better life the…

Carmen Navarro Mateo
20th January 2023
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An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/luna.png 1186 643 Carmen Navarro Mateo Carmen Navarro Mateo https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e90aca66d4b683eb69f38fbba354927d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvZfEQ_pMdg Official trailer for An American Tail Fig.1 An American Tail poster by Drew Struzan. It comprises the American Dream spirit and the hopes of the immigrants An American Tail…

Katherine Milman
20th January 2023
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The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014

The Book of Life. Dir Jorge R. Gutierrez. 20th Century Fox. 2014 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/C447F8A2-435A-41C7-8456-D1575D82BA04.jpeg 1280 545 Katherine Milman Katherine Milman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6158a3db270a3e2a357e213f176a9c15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://youtu.be/mP01tEMzt40 Figure 1: Film trailer “I’m allergic to dying!“-Pepe Rodriguez 20th Century Fox’s, 2014, animated feature film, The Book of Life, follows two best friends, Manolo and Joaquin, who are…

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]…

Eve Bayliss
19th January 2023
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How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Dir. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures.2000.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Dir. Ron Howard. Universal Pictures.2000. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/COVER-3.jpg 602 397 Eve Bayliss Eve Bayliss https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/857a2c1bc1d52ca8ed0b1f33f8dc46df?s=96&d=mm&r=g 19th January 2023 19th January 2023

For as much as this film teaches us about the meaning of Christmas, it equally teaches us about the relation humans hold with animals, through both interaction and perception. The…

Catriona Keep
18th January 2023
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Porco Rosso. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992.

Porco Rosso. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image-26.png 555 298 Catriona Keep Catriona Keep https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9acdfdc2366dcd9e0ee3931c12ae034f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2023 19th January 2023

Porco Rosso follows a former fighter pilot who abandoned the Italian military, transformed into a pig, and becomes a bounty hunter that fights pirates. One day he meets American pilot…

Carmen Navarro Mateo
17th January 2023
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An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986

An American Tail. Dir. Don Bluth. Universal Pictures.1986 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/aaa-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 Carmen Navarro Mateo Carmen Navarro Mateo https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e90aca66d4b683eb69f38fbba354927d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2023 10th February 2023

“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…

Katherine Milman
17th January 2023
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Hocus Pocus. Dir Kenny Ortega. Walt Disney Pictures. 1993

Hocus Pocus. Dir Kenny Ortega. Walt Disney Pictures. 1993 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/NINTCHDBPICT000439499143.jpg.webp 1000 541 Katherine Milman Katherine Milman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6158a3db270a3e2a357e213f176a9c15?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2023 17th January 2023

https://youtu.be/OFm_2RyxXjQ Figure 1 Figure two, internet discourse surrounding the personality of cats. Thackery Binx is one of the central figures of Hocus Pocus, and in doing this the film considers…