Download the focus questions document (at the bottom of the page) and use it to generate some thoughts during your viewing of the film.

A few links which might help:


IMDB page

Wikipedia page

Official site

Rotten Tomatoes page

The film itself: (student-generated notes)

REPRESENTATION - Esme, Alex, Nick

NARRATIVE - Annabel, Jacklyn, Max

AUDIENCE - Chelsea, Michael Ng, Tina

IDEOLOGY - Tom, Wan-Buo, Barton

INSTITUTIONS - Lucy, Ju-Kun, Brandon

GENRE - Mithila, Matthew, Michael Anderson

Possible Essays...

'Animation often relies on simplistic, stereotyped representations which could well be offensive or harmful.' Do you agree? Refer to one or more animated films in your answer. (Brian, April, Margaret)

Can animated film appeal to more than one audience? If so, how? Refer to one or more animated films in your answer. (Kai, Noemi, David)

'The ideologies encoded within animated films are extermely simple.' Is this true? Refer to one or more animated films in your answer. (Anjali, Michelle, Alex)

Is genre important in animated film? Why? Refer to one or more animated films in your answer. (Ceinwen, Keefe, Annie)

How does media synergy work with regard to animation? Refer to one or more animated films in your answer. (Byron, Tegan)

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