Major Genre: Family film – Page 2

Drew Carlin
20th January 2022
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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. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/feature-scaled.jpg 2560 1440 Drew Carlin Drew Carlin https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/add7394820c50e7c16d476a3ef4d2f2b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2022 20th January 2022

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.…

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…

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,…

Georgina Hartley
18th January 2022
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A Christmas Carol. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2009.

A Christmas Carol. Dir. Robert Zemeckis. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. 2009. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Georgina Hartley Georgina Hartley https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/09176b6084bbaff99baadddcad387a3b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

‘Even the blind men’s dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their…

Dionne Clark-Patterson
17th January 2022
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Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019

Togo. Dir. Ericson Core. Walt Disney Studios. 2019 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Dionne Clark-Patterson Dionne Clark-Patterson https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5e9d40bdfec01307636f2db52f80325b?s=96&d=mm&r=g 17th January 2022 17th January 2022

Promotional poster centring Togo and Seppala In Togo (2019)[1], directed by Ericson Core, the eponymous canine hero recovers from a potentially devastating injury, portrayed as being due to Togo’s incredible…

Grace Horth
14th January 2022
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The Lion King. Dir. Jon Favreau. Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview entertainment. 2019.

The Lion King. Dir. Jon Favreau. Walt Disney Pictures and Fairview entertainment. 2019. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Grace Horth Grace Horth https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3d3a18175056215e3bab40196c6760ec?s=96&d=mm&r=g 14th January 2022 14th January 2022

Jon Favreau’s 2019 recreation of The Lion King is something David Attenborough would be proud of, or is it? Disney seems to have a habit of reproducing the same stories,…