HAR: Interest/Observation – Page 2

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.…

Lauren Webb
20th January 2022
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2019.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Dir. Michael Dougherty. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2019. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Lauren Webb Lauren Webb https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84a748d2aaf3147c9916f472eaf061f8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

“Good thing he’s on our side” … “For now” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFxN2oDKk0E Figure 1 – Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer. How do we define the term ‘Monster’? Or perhaps, how should…

Rachel Davies
20th January 2022
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Surf’s Up. Dir. Ash Brannon & Chris Buck. Columbia Pictures. 2007.

Surf’s Up. Dir. Ash Brannon & Chris Buck. Columbia Pictures. 2007. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Poster-Surfs-Up-1.jpg 1920 1080 Rachel Davies Rachel Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea96bfdf2beaeab7f39f5b5f10e7d62c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

Released in 2007, during the surge of penguin movies, Surf’s Up is a unique animated mockumentary exploring how penguins are the ‘real’ inventors of the worldwide sport, surfing. A documentary…

Lili Cave
18th January 2022
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Blade Runner 2049. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Alcon Entertainment. 2017.

Blade Runner 2049. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Alcon Entertainment. 2017. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/blade-runner-2049-orange.webp 1920 1080 Lili Cave Lili Cave https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8d8a113c9854bcb3fffa423a839a86bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017) transports us to a dystopian earth, where humans and replicants, bio-engineered humans used for slave labour, live side by side. There is a clear…

Thomas Richardson
18th January 2022
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The Silence of the Lambs. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Orion Pictures. 1991.

The Silence of the Lambs. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Orion Pictures. 1991. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Thomas Richardson Thomas Richardson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/51335247dd6760feca26b1e2584fc0c8?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

Alongside terrific and terrifying characters such as Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling, there is another sinister dramatis persona evoked in Jonathan Demme’s The Silence of the Lambs – that of…

Rachel Davies
17th January 2022
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Penguin Bloom. Dir. Glendyn Ivin. Netflix, Inc. 2021.

Penguin Bloom. Dir. Glendyn Ivin. Netflix, Inc. 2021. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Penguin-Bloom.jpg 543 269 Rachel Davies Rachel Davies https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea96bfdf2beaeab7f39f5b5f10e7d62c?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2022 17th January 2022

Inspired by true events, Penguin Bloom tells the story of Sam Bloom, a mother and wife who became paralysed after a serious accident. As she struggles through a difficult recovery,…

Daniel Orechoff
15th January 2022
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The One and Only Ivan. Dir. Thea Sharrock. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2020.

The One and Only Ivan. Dir. Thea Sharrock. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2020. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Daniel Orechoff Daniel Orechoff https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/79f5e1eb15efebff5eab0b7d40096af2?s=96&d=mm&r=g 15th January 2022 21st January 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-uIQDRS4a8 Figure 1: Congo, the chimpanzee As the name of the film suggests, The One and Only Ivan showcases the individuality of animals and their much-like human personas, highlighting the…

Lucy Luscombe
14th January 2022
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Pocahontas. Dir. Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel. The Walt Disney Company. 1995.

Pocahontas. Dir. Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel. The Walt Disney Company. 1995. 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 14th January 2022 15th January 2022

Figure 1 – Percy and Smith are close as are Meeko and Pocahontas, aligning them as cultural counterparts In Pocahontas, the animosity between Meeko, the Native American raccoon and Percy,…

Jasmine Allen
13th January 2022
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Snatch. Dir. Guy Ritchie. Columbia Pictures. 2000.

Snatch. Dir. Guy Ritchie. Columbia Pictures. 2000. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Jasmine Allen Jasmine Allen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/56abc7568dcd01a5d1fe32c54e20e811?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2022 18th January 2022

– “Okay, I reckon the hare gets fucked” – “What? Proper fucked?” Fig. 1 – Infographic depicting the parallels between the dogs and gangsters In Guy Ritchie’s comedic crime thriller…

Sophie Tsang
19th January 2021
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How to Train Your Dragon. Dir. Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders. Paramount Pictures. 2010.

How to Train Your Dragon. Dir. Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders. Paramount Pictures. 2010. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Sophie Tsang Sophie Tsang https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d2881a30e97c8bea8738c6f4c0ca2c1f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 19th January 2021 25th May 2021

Despite the movie’s title, How to Train Your Dragon does not present ‘trained’ dragons. The title insinuates the shift from foe to friend is a means of ‘training’ a dragon,…