Zootopia (Animated Film)

This week for the animated film topic I watched Zootopia. I figured it would be a good movie since it was made by Disney and it had amazing reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. As for as animated Disney movies go, Zootopia was very similar to most as it involved talking animals and had very light humor that could appeal to both adults and children. I was not at all disappointed in Zootopia, as I had high expectations from the trailers I had seen. The plot of the movie itself was entertaining and creative as it explored not just a world of animals but instead a society of different animal castes that create a division among the animal population. The main idea of the movie focused around Judy Hopps, a bunny who wants to become a police officer and prove herself to the rest of the force, which is dominated by predators such as a rhinos and lions. She is forced to team up with a predator, Nick Wilde, who happens to be a fox, the main species that hunts bunnies and also the species that caused her so much trouble in her childhood. The movie was full of plot twists, humor, puns, and even some life lessons. I can see how it appealed to children as it had a clear message of believing in yourself and not following society's prejudice views. Even as an 18 year old, I found myself enjoying the movie and laughing along with the rest of the audience at parts in almost every scene, especially the sloth scene. The movie demonstrated themes of both man v. man as animals battled it out as well as man v. society as the main characters had to fight against society's established prejudice views of them. The ending also had an incredible plot twist that I did not see coming, but it made complete sense once you thought about it. Overall I found Zootopia to be a very entertaining and feel-good movie full of humor that appealed to all ages, and as far as animated movies go, I would give it a 8.5 out of 10.