Subgenre: Satire – ZooScope

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…

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…

Caitlin Rooney
7th January 2023
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Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Dir. Raja Gosnell. Walt Disney Pictures. 2008.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua. Dir. Raja Gosnell. Walt Disney Pictures. 2008. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/3de62873ab0d0ce4275e127fea4d2773-dogs-underwater-dog-daycare.jpg 736 491 Caitlin Rooney Caitlin Rooney https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0522888decf77958534d8de15b4f3aa7?s=96&d=mm&r=g 7th January 2023 6th March 2023

Figure 1: Panning shot of the dogs’ being served In Beverly Hills Chihuahua, the superiority and entitlement of animals are used as tropes to represent Chloe the chihuahua and her…

Lili Cave
2nd February 2022
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Corpse Bride. Tim Burton. Warner Brothers. 2005.

Corpse Bride. Tim Burton. Warner Brothers. 2005. https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/victor-and-emily.jpg 2048 1105 Lili Cave Lili Cave https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8d8a113c9854bcb3fffa423a839a86bb?s=96&d=mm&r=g 2nd February 2022 2nd February 2022

‘In the act of othering, what is projected onto the other is all that must be refused in constructing the identity of the self’[1]. Consequently, establishing a human/animal binary often…