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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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Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021
Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021 150 150 Isabella Healey

At what point is a fish-out-of-water no longer a fish? Many films can be described as ‘fish-out-of-water’ stories, but very few take this as literally as Disney Pixar’s Luca. Our eponymous character…

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The Emperor’s New Groove. Dir. Mark Dindal. Walt Disney Pictures. 2000.
The Emperor’s New Groove. Dir. Mark Dindal. Walt Disney Pictures. 2000. 2560 1440 Drew Carlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zefYX6e1g3Y Disney’s animated comedy feature The Emperor’s New Groove follows the journey of a selfish Inca Emperor, Kuzco, who is transformed into a llama by his megalomaniac royal advisor, Yzma.…

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Paulie. Dir. John Roberts. Dreamworks Pictures. 1998
Paulie. Dir. John Roberts. Dreamworks Pictures. 1998 1536 2048 Alexandrea Bilton

Paulie is a  blue crowned conure, trapped in a small cage within a Research Institute. When he befriends Misha the janitor, Misha realises that Paulie can do more than talk-…

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Jojo Rabbit. Dir. Taika Waititi. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2019.
Jojo Rabbit. Dir. Taika Waititi. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2019. 150 150 Isabella Healey

Figure 1: Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit embodies the toxicity of hegemonic masculinity in Nazi Germany, utilising the rabbit ‘as a material and symbolic resource.’[1]. Waititi’s decision to navigate…

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