HAR: Animal Exploitation

Olivia Westerdale
27th January 2023
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Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022

Nope. Dir. Jordan Peele. Universal Pictures. 2022 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jja_0133_comp.1055-1.jpg 1000 699 Olivia Westerdale Olivia Westerdale https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3d8d552266c170186d5bb0fff2d8569?s=96&d=mm&r=g 27th January 2023 6th March 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In8fuzj3gck Figure 1 Jordan Peele’s latest film nope follows siblings OJ and Emerald Haywood in the aftermath of their father’s unexpected death. The siblings ‘We ain’t got no more problems’…

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]…

Caitlin Rooney
19th January 2023
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Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004.

Garfield. Dir. Peter Hewitt. 20th Century Fox. 2004. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Picture6-2.jpg 659 332 Caitlin Rooney Caitlin Rooney https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0522888decf77958534d8de15b4f3aa7?s=96&d=mm&r=g 19th January 2023 19th January 2023

This 2004 family comedy revolves around Garfield, a lazy, lasagna-loving cat who has the perfect life with his owner, Jon. Accustomed to luxury treatment, lavish meals and relying on his…

Lucy Luscombe
24th January 2022
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Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Dir. Tom Ellery and Bradley Raymond. Walt Disney Home Video. 1998.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World. Dir. Tom Ellery and Bradley Raymond. Walt Disney Home Video. 1998. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lucy Luscombe Lucy Luscombe https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b838e61ff08e5e2ef987aefc72f24e84?s=96&d=mm&r=g 24th January 2022 24th January 2022

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkXMJaZJoak Figure 1: Trailer for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World In Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Pocahontas voyages to England with John Rolfe, an English diplomat.…

Ben Cole
20th January 2022
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Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012.

Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!. Dir. By. Peter Lord. Columbia Pictures. 2012. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Ben Cole Ben Cole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8b56010303c3bc561a8eca6b871dd8bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 12th April 2022

Figure 1-The Pirate Captain and his dodo comrade Polly embrace Charles Darwin. Aardman never shy away from the ludicrous. So when a crew of incompetent pirates endeavour for protagonist The…

Lauryn Edwards
18th January 2022
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Ferdinand. Dir. Carlos Saldanha. 20th Century Studios. 2017.

Ferdinand. Dir. Carlos Saldanha. 20th Century Studios. 2017. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lauryn Edwards Lauryn Edwards https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/773a916c6f78c5616e0563a34452a4d3?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

“Built to fight, born to love.” Part of the core ethics depicted within Saldanha’s Ferdinand (2017) is that the exploitation of animals, whether bullfighting or meat production, is unacceptable. However,…

Amelia Keen
18th January 2022
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Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017

Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/okjamija.jpg 1024 427 Amelia Keen Amelia Keen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b15639a5783c8a97ed344d89e0ccb446?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

There are two kinds of pigs that make an appearance in Okja; genetically modified super-pigs and greedy, corporate capitalist pigs. The slaughterhouse scene forces the viewer to dispel any false…

Laura Hallam
17th January 2021
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The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996.

The Craft. Dir. Andrew Fleming. Columbia Pictures. 1996. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Laura Hallam Laura Hallam https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56bebbd912d51fb6ff82aae87fd3f9c2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2021 25th May 2021

The Craft is a 1996 supernatural teen horror film, in which animals feature heavily as a representation of the otherness felt by four teenage girls who possess extraordinary powers. The…