A Movie Review of Zootopia

Zootopia is Disney’s 55th animated film. The story is

about a rabbit, Judy Hopps, who became the first ever
bunny police officer. She was assigned in the city of
Zootopia. Belittled by police chief Bogo and her
superiors, she was designated with parking duties. But
later got herself involved in locating the mysteriously
missing citizens. Nick Wilde, a con artist fox, was
blackmailed by Judy to help her in the investigation. As
they uncover the disappearances they figured it was only
a tip of an ice berg, the problem was worst in comparison
with their speculation.

Regarding the creator/s’ choice of characters and style,

they picked animals that are unusually consolidated in
partnership. But successfully created a harmony and used
an enigmatic with effective story approach. The directors,
co-directors, and animators made remarkable protagonists
with lovable, optimistic, naïve, endearing, encouraging,
buoyant, determined and flawed attitude. These resulted
into a more realistic persona in the form of Judy. Bateman as a skilled actor he fulfilled to
convey an amusingly shrewd con man through dubbing Nick. In the progress of the movie the
reason for Nick’s reprehensible attitude becomes more understandable.

The setting’s creation was incredibly detailed. Place made up of subsections that run the
extent from desert landscape to a snow-secured region to a focal cityscape that is like what you'd
find in a human city, yet likewise loaded up with numerous changes to mirror the requirements
of its creature people. Even the animals are proportioned as they are in the reality. As an
animated film of course, the animals were capable to walk, to talk and to do other humanly
abilities. The outset of the film was entertaining and captivating. The main concept of the story
relates serious social issues such as racism, prejudice and stereotyping and formed a meaningful
and thoughtful film that anyone could easily recommend.

Zootopia though used talking animals had a powerful effect. The author thinks there is
enough drama and wit. The themes were conveyed with humor and poignancy particularly the
prejudice and stereotyping. The conspiracy in the climax part demonstrated a contemporary
occurrence in a society. Like how a political figure hold much power that can easily manipulate
his citizens to turn against each other. It succeeded to avoid a dogmatic sense in reflecting the
theme. The movie is a mixture of the classical animation method with advanced animation touch.
All audiences will enjoy the evocative and enthralling topical plot. Disney showcased their
competence in this amazing movie.

A Movie Review of Zootopia

 Set in a world where animals have evolved and now live
much as we do -- yes, we get a little bit of backstory on
this alternate universe -- Disney’s 55th animated
film, Zootopia, centers on Judy. Hopps (voiced by
Ginnifer Goodwin), a small town rabbit with dreams of
being a police officer, who moves to the city that gives
the film its title. While Judy is indeed successful in
becoming a cop, notably the first ever rabbit to do so,
she’s still overlooked by everyone, including Police Chief
Bogo (Idris Elba) and assigned to parking duty. However,
when Judy takes it upon herself to begin investigating the
latest in a series of local disappearances, she enlists the
help (whether he likes it or not) of Nick Wilde (Jason
Bateman), a con artist fox she’d previously encountered.
With her job on the line, the two begin to discover the
disappearances in Zootopia are tied into a conspiracy and
a cover-up involving some disturbing occurrences among
the locals…

So yes, Zootopia is essentially using a whodunit approach (albeit toning down on the
murder) and centers on two mismatched buddies solving a crime together. All time-honored
story methods and all done in an engaging manner here, propelled along by two great characters.
Judy Hopps is an incredibly optimistic, upbeat character and directors Byron Howard (Bolt,
Tangled) and Rich Moore (Wreck-it Ralph), co-director Jared Bush (Penn Zero: Part-Time
Hero), Goodwin and the film's talented animators make her an amazingly lovable, easy to root
for hero. Her upbeat attitude can also make her naïve, which isn’t ignored in the film, as Judy
misspeaks and screws up at times, but she’s always so endearing and likable, you root for her
throughout. Bateman meanwhile is playing a variation on the con man persona he had perfected
since he was a child actor in shows like Silver Spoons and It’s Your Move. He is, as always,
excellent, playing a guy who’s able to humorously manipulate those around him, but the story
does a strong job delving into what makes Nick tick and what has motivated him into becoming
the less than laudable guy he’s become

.Zootopia is continually funny and engaging from the start, when we see Judy’s far less
positive parents tell her how it’s okay to have dreams; just don’t try and achieve them. The
animation is terrific and Zootopia, the location, is a fantastic creation – a place made up of
subsections that run the gamut from desert terrain to a snow-covered area to a central cityscape
that is similar to what you’d find in a human city, yet also filled with many distinct tweaks to
reflect the needs of its animal populace. A really great touch is that the animals in the film are all
proportioned just as they are in our world, even though they also walk and talk, and a fantastic
sequence makes use of this by having Judy follow a criminal into Little Rodentia, an area where
all the buildings and vehicles are tiny for the rodents who live there, which suddenly makes Judy
into a giant by comparison, crashing through the streets. All of this would make Zootopia a very
entertaining, easy to recommend movie… and then the film’s true themes kick in and it turns out
to be something even more meaningful and thoughtful. Because ultimately, Zootopia is about
race relations, racial profiling and how quickly even good, fairly rational people (or animals) can
resort to stereotyping when a situation turns scary.

Heady stuff for a talking animal movie, to be sure, but it’s handled well. Without getting
too specific on plot points, the conspiracy at the center of the film involves a lot of manipulation
going on and shows how easy it is to suddenly transform a populace into an us vs. them scenario.
It actually all becomes surprisingly topical -- almost certainly a total coincidence, given how
long a film like this takes to make -- and I’m sure many think pieces are coming about how this
Disney movie reflects our current landscape and how political figures can push alarmist buttons
and turn people against each other in the process.

None of this is subtle for adults, but don’t worry – the movie doesn’t stop and turn
solemn or overly dramatic -- though there is drama, to be sure -- and it succeeds to avoid sense
preachy. It’s fun and witty throughout, even as its strong themes becomes clear, and the kids in
the audience when I saw it loved it - and man they sure adored that great sloth/DMV scene
included in one of the trailers (which you all probably saw with The Force Awakens), quoting it
in the lobby afterwards. Even the themes of stereotyping are sometimes handled with humor
(Judy informs someone that only rabbits can call other rabbits “cute” – it’s an offensive word
otherwise) and always with poignancy, including the idea that Nick, as a fox who is a con artist,
is himself reflecting prejudices.

Zootopia is a wonderful example of how Disney, at its best, can mix its past and present
together in a very cool, compelling way. It takes the classic animation trope of animals walking,
talking and acting like humans, but gives it a modern spin both in terms of its humor and
animation style -- while deftly showing how computer generated animation is able to look more
fluid and lifelike than ever -- and also in its themes, which are meaningful and fascinatingly
topical. It’s one of those movies that truly is able to entertain audiences of all ages, in different
ways, and another big accomplishment in the Disney oeuvre.

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