Subgenre: Fantasy

Abbie Whelan
20th January 2023
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The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011

The Future. Dir. Miranda July. Roadside Attractions (US). 2011 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Abbie Whelan Abbie Whelan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7eaa5dac51383ecfd68261bab7c81009?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 20th January 2023

Figure 1. The title of the film, The Future, is emblematic of the very thing the characters fear, what is the unknown. July certainly lets the cat out of the…

Louise Smith
20th January 2023
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Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016

Kubo and the Two Strings. Dir. Travis Knight. Laika. 2016 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/paper-bird-wings-2.png 1454 620 Louise Smith Louise Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/994ccb66f6ec7d76b6bd19085150286d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure 1: Kubo lifted in the air by wings made of origami birds. Kubo and the Two Strings follows a boy whose life is made even more extraordinary when a…

Alison Johnston
20th January 2023
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Dir. Jake Kasdan. Sony Pictures Releasing. 2017.

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Dir. Jake Kasdan. Sony Pictures Releasing. 2017. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jumanji-poster.jpg 1280 720 Alison Johnston Alison Johnston https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/81012d24f37ea246bbfaea54c2ee3858?s=96&d=mm&r=g 20th January 2023 6th March 2023

Trapped in a tropical jungle with wild animals and no allergy spray; what could possibly go wrong? Oh, and also, you are now in a different body and have to…

Sandra Agusti Capella
16th January 2023
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Sing. Dir. Garth Jennings. Illumination Entertainment. 2016

Sing. Dir. Garth Jennings. Illumination Entertainment. 2016 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Captura-de-pantalla-2023-01-14-a-las-10.56.44-a.-m..png 789 451 Sandra Agusti Capella Sandra Agusti Capella https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f4da530297ccd1674ce0fbc6a0bccf09?s=96&d=mm&r=g 16th January 2023 10th February 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qPgK_u4vX8 Figure 1: Film cover Illumination Entertainment’s Sing is a computer animated film that follows a group of anthropomorphic animals taking part in a singing competition that interferes in the…

Catriona Keep
13th January 2023
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Porco Rosso. Dir Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992.

Porco Rosso. Dir Hayao Miyazaki. Studio Ghibli. 1992. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Catriona Keep Catriona Keep https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9acdfdc2366dcd9e0ee3931c12ae034f?s=96&d=mm&r=g 13th January 2023 13th January 2023

The cinema scene in Porco Rosso tells us a lot about how stereotypes are assigned onto animals through media to serve specific agendas, in this case they are largely political.…

Louise Smith
8th January 2023
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dir.Jay Russell, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2007, U.S.

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dir.Jay Russell, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2007, U.S. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/themes/crocal/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Louise Smith Louise Smith https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/994ccb66f6ec7d76b6bd19085150286d?s=96&d=mm&r=g 8th January 2023 8th January 2023

Figure 1: ‘The Surgeon’s Photograph’ of the Loch Ness Monster. A blurry, dark figure emerges out of the water. GETTY IMAGES [1] The filmmakers of The Water Horse: Legend of…