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  • Anya Portus
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones. EMI Films. 1975.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones. EMI Films. 1975. 150 150 Anya Portus

This iconic scene fully exemplifies the film’s absurdist representation of the violence of the crusades, particularly the disproportionate violence of the Western invaders. It explores this using the similarly lopsided…

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  • Lucy Hilton
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Jurassic Park III. Dir. Joe Johnston. Universal Pictures. 2001.
Jurassic Park III. Dir. Joe Johnston. Universal Pictures. 2001. 150 150 Lucy Hilton

“This is how you make dinosaurs?”       “No. This is how you play God.” [1] Jurassic Park III revolves around the dinosaurs of the island ‘Isla Sorna’; genetically modified and inevitably abandoned…

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  • Lauren Kontos
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The Golden Compass. Dir. Chris Weitz. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2007.
The Golden Compass. Dir. Chris Weitz. Warner Bros. Pictures. 2007. 150 150 Lauren Kontos

The Golden Compass is set in a parallel universe where old fashioned styles (like cars and dresswear) mixes with modern technology, such as electric motors. In this universe everyone has what…

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  • Lucy-Katy Moores
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Mulan. Dir. Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. Buena Vista Pictures. 1998.
Mulan. Dir. Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook. Buena Vista Pictures. 1998. 150 150 Lucy-Katy Moores

Disney’s Mulan (1998) takes on a Chinese folktale of a woman who takes the place of her father in the fight against the Huns who have recently invaded China. The…

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  • Madeleine Hennessy
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Isle of Dogs. Dir. Wes Anderson. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018.
Isle of Dogs. Dir. Wes Anderson. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2018. 150 150 Madeleine Hennessy

https://youtu.be/6gLoxUQfnzo Wes Anderson’s 2018 film Isle of Dogs depicts a dual representation of animals. The film’s plot is largely focused on the escapades of dogs, and for the most part…

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  • Zoe Roberts
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The Shape of Water. Dir. Guillermo Del Toro. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2017.
The Shape of Water. Dir. Guillermo Del Toro. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2017. 150 150 Zoe Roberts

The Shape of Water is a fantastical love story set during The Cold War about Eliza, a mute cleaner at a government laboratory, who falls in love with a hybrid amphibian-man…

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  • Zoe Roberts
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The Shape of water. Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2017.
The Shape of water. Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Fox Searchlight Pictures. 2017. 150 150 Zoe Roberts

In this scene, the development of inter-species love between the film’s main characters, Eliza and the amphibian-man, culminates in their under-water embrace as the amphibian-man magically gives Eliza gills. This…

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  • Harriet Fielding
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Jurassic World. Dir. Colin Trevorrow. Universal Pictures. 2015.
Jurassic World. Dir. Colin Trevorrow. Universal Pictures. 2015. 150 150 Harriet Fielding

Welcome to Jurassic World – the planet’s most amazing theme park! Take a vehicle tour through Gallimimus Valley and run with the fabulous flocks, or roll around in the gyroscope…

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  • Rachel Buttery
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Project X. Dir. Jonathan Kaplan . Twentieth Century Fox. 1987.
Project X. Dir. Jonathan Kaplan . Twentieth Century Fox. 1987. 150 150 Rachel Buttery

Project X explores the journey of a chimpanzee named Virgil, taking him from the safety of his home with psychologist Teri Macdonald to an Air Force base where he participates in…

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  • Rachel Buttery
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Outbreak. Dir. Wolfgang Peterson. Warner Bros. 1995.
Outbreak. Dir. Wolfgang Peterson. Warner Bros. 1995. 150 150 Rachel Buttery

Outbreak forewarns of the devastating consequences of animal exploitation, encapsulating them in the scene where Jimbo delivers Betsy, host monkey for the deadly Motaba virus, to a pet shop where she…

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