The Animal Other – ZooScope

Amelia Keen
5th February 2022
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Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021

Lamb. Dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson. Sena. 2021 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screenshot-2022-01-31-14.36.31.png 1250 669 Amelia Keen Amelia Keen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b15639a5783c8a97ed344d89e0ccb446?s=96&d=mm&r=g 5th February 2022 5th February 2022

Like a lamb to the slaughter, the slow-burn, absurd surrealness of A24’s Lamb (2021) leads the audience to an end that blends both chilling twists and heartbreaking loss as the…

Amelia Keen
18th January 2022
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Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017

Okja. Dir. Bong Joon-ho. Netflix. 2017 https://zooscope.group.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/okjamija.jpg 1024 427 Amelia Keen Amelia Keen https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b15639a5783c8a97ed344d89e0ccb446?s=96&d=mm&r=g 18th January 2022 18th January 2022

There are two kinds of pigs that make an appearance in Okja; genetically modified super-pigs and greedy, corporate capitalist pigs. The slaughterhouse scene forces the viewer to dispel any false…