It seems as though animals are the key to Disney’s recent movie success. In the recently released Zootopia, Judy Hopps is a small town bunny with the ambition to become a Police Officer in the major city of  Zootopia.  Despite struggles early on as a member of the prey group, she works her way up to achieve her goal.

Upon arrival in the big city,  she realizes she still needs to prove herself in order to be seen as a real cop. Her big chance comes in the form of a mysterious outbreak of missing mammal cases. On her journey to find out what is behind this phenomenon, she encounters Nick Wilde, a clever fox and local hustler of various items.

Those in the business of producing, directing, and writing scripts for films possess the ability to present something to the public in a way that perhaps they had not considered before. Things real people deal with in day to day life. As in this case, where all the characters are animals, it’s just different enough from humans to make it work

Though it might appear as a lighthearted, feel good tale of achieving the impossible, Zootopia is thriving with controversial issues and real world problems. Racial profiling is one that is brought up on several instances. The movie teaches us the dangerous effects of racial profiling and stereotyping others, and how it is possible to overcome those stereotypes and write our own story.

In a world inhabited by only animals, predator and prey live together much like humans. They, like us, do not all get along; they disagree and are aware of the differences between each other. What stands out is the impact that stereotypes can make, for example when Judy Hopps decided not to be a carrot farmer like her parents, she decided to be in law enforcement.

Though it might appear as a lighthearted, feel good tale of achieving the impossible, Zootopia is thriving with controversial issues and real world problems. Racial profiling is one that is brought up on several instances. The movie teaches us the dangerous effects of racial profiling and stereotyping others, and how it is possible to overcome those stereotypes and write our own story. — Elizabeth Baker

So all in all, the plot absolutely made for an amazing movie, it involved several twists and changes which shocked and awed the audience. Add in the fact that its Disney, so they thought out every intricate detail during production to make it both realistic and plausible.

The only thing that may still have some room for improvement is how the story goes up and down endlessly throughout the movie. It starts out with conflict, then a solution to that conflict and then something new comes up that also gets solved. For me it only made it more exciting to see what was going to happen next; but for other viewers it might come across as annoying.

Sometimes in movies, things so far out of what we expect happen and its this rush of adrenaline and shock. The amazing thing about this particular movie is that every time something shocking happens it completely blows the last time out of the water.

One way it is relatable to viewers is how they present real world situations. For example, at one point in the movie Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde need to stop at the DMV (Department of Mammal Vehicles) to follow a lead in their case. However, upon arrival they discover all of the employees are sloths. Almost everyone knows what it is like to take a trip to the real DMV, and that on occasion it does take some time to get things done. Things like this are what help keep the plot moving and interesting.

All in all it had the same effect as most Disney films, making the viewer feel something. Whether it be joy, curiosity, hope, or anything else. It’s a story about someone trying to make things better in the world, and I loved it. So far I’ve gone to see it three times, each with a new friend that enjoys it just as much as I do. Disney’s Zootopia is still playing in theaters, and it’s definitely worth the time to go see it.

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