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Isabella Healey
1st February 2022
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Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021

Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Isabella Healey Isabella Healey https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bb481b23e933e0a9bb2f30cec83d7c18?s=96&d=mm&r=g 1st February 2022 1st February 2022

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…

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…

Elaine Yee Lam Wong
15th January 2017
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Ponyo. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Toho. 2008.

Ponyo. Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Toho. 2008. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Elaine Yee Lam Wong Elaine Yee Lam Wong https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ac0efec18d2659d4bba1a6b6da465219?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2017 25th May 2021

‘What? She is captured by a boy? This is very bad. Is it already dead?’ yells Ponyo’s father Fujimoto when realising his precious daughter is being kept as a pet…

Jenny Marshall
13th January 2017
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The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989.

The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jenny Marshall Jenny Marshall https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/257989d02dab3a5d1d096625801f944e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2017 25th May 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1RlvqicrU&feature=emb_title Ariel, a headstrong 16-year-old mermaid, has dreams of living as a human on land, despite her father, King Triton’s, constant reprimands regarding her desire for human/animal (mermaid) interaction. With…

Jenny Marshall
5th January 2017
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The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989.

The Little Mermaid. Dir. John Musker and Ron Clements. Buena Vista Pictures. 1989. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jenny Marshall Jenny Marshall https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/257989d02dab3a5d1d096625801f944e?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th January 2017 25th May 2021

Human ignorance towards carnivorous eating behaviours are challenged in the ‘Les Poissons’ scene of The Little Mermaid, where a flamboyant chef sings about cooking fish as he prepares them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq-UaXQ1c1M&feature=emb_title One…

Jessica Hannington
8th May 2015
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The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Touchstone Pictures. 2004.

The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Dir. Wes Anderson. Touchstone Pictures. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jessica Hannington Jessica Hannington https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae079cef6548653a0f6fa34456e4ff8f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th May 2015 25th May 2021

Animal Misunderstanding and Mystery in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou In The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (dir. Wes Anderson, 2004) Zissou, the famous oceanographer, tackles familial…