Zootopia

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Zootopia could’ve been a cliched mess, but it’s actually one of the smartest movies in the canon, thanks to the way in which it cleverly delivers its message.

The idea of having talking animals tell a tale about prejudice honestly sounds like something that would usually be aimed at a very young crowd and wouldn’t be very entertaining for anyone else, but this film does things in a completely fresh way. First of all, it sets up its world fantastically – also fantastic is the way that it shows how this world is adapted to allow various animals to live together. In combination with its great animation, this makes the scene where Judy Hopps first enters Zootopia one of the best scenes in the film.

It also delves deeper, intelligently mimicking real-world issues to really pack a punch at certain points. And a lot of the time it’s really funny too!

The only weak spot in the film is the villain – I appreciate what they were trying to do, but it just doesn’t work for me. The twist villains are getting kind of dull at this point and here it means that the bad guys motivation seems to come out of nowhere, as the audience isn’t really given enough time to process the fact that this character is evil.

Other than that, this film is among the best of the modern era, thanks to its great animation, sharp script and smart storytelling.  

Ranking

Good guys: It has a compelling lead who also learns from her mistakes in Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde provides an entertaining foil for her, meaning that the good guys get 8/10

Bad guys: They had good intentions with the bad guy, but it falls a little flat, so the bad guys get 4/10

Animation: Some really nice animation gets 7/10

Music: There is a really fun score here and Try Everything is also a great song, so the music gets 7/10

Plot: A  clever plot gets 10/10

Overall score: 36/50

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