Conspiracy Thriller

Archie Scott
22nd January 2019
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Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003.

Oldboy. Dir. Park Chan-wook. Show East & Tartan Films. 2003. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Archie Scott Archie Scott https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a47da163a48d514e077f50613fb3b68a?s=96&d=mm&r=g 22nd January 2019 25th May 2021

Park Chan-wook’s 2003 film Oldboy is at its core a thriller, a revenge story of Oh Dae-su (played by Choi Min-sik) imprisoned in a room for 15 years without any…

Alice Connolly
14th January 2019
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Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996.

Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Alice Connolly Alice Connolly https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81e2c386326b73756835be5f5d1bf2df?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2019 25th May 2021

Twelve Monkeys begins: human beings whoop and rattle in cages, buried deep underground. Wild animals roam free in the streets; in the churches, on top of this underground prison. But who…

Florence Tilley
13th January 2019
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Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014.

Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Florence Tilley Florence Tilley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ccbc3bbbc2b1685b8645b0067280e7f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2019 25th May 2021

https://youtu.be/QZsF7IRTgMQ On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne receives an unexpected phone call from his neighbour, who has spotted his indoor pet cat wandering outside the house.…

Alice Connolly
12th December 2018
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Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996.

Twelve Monkeys. Dir. Terry Gilliam. Universal Pictures . 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Alice Connolly Alice Connolly https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81e2c386326b73756835be5f5d1bf2df?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12th December 2018 25th May 2021

Do you want a second chance, Cole?” In other words – Do you want your body experimented upon to benefit our research again, Cole? The film cuts to a scene…

Florence Tilley
12th December 2018
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Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014.

Gone Girl. Dir. David Fincher. 20th Century Fox. 2014. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Florence Tilley Florence Tilley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ccbc3bbbc2b1685b8645b0067280e7f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 12th December 2018 5th November 2021

Stereotypically, cats are represented as sly, sexy, intelligent, manipulative and mysterious creatures, and all of these characteristics are embodied in Gone Girl’s (dir. David Fincher, 2014) complex anti-heroine Amy Dunne. In order…

Laura Reusswig
20th January 2015
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Shooter. Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Paramount Pictures. 2007.

Shooter. Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Paramount Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Reusswig Laura Reusswig https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d2562a5fb2328e2d66aa788123313550?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2015 25th May 2021

Shooter The animal presence in the film Shooter in form of the main character’s dog Sam plays into the theme of friendship and loyalty that is present throughout the whole film. The…