Reflecting a bias that exists for underrepresented groups in practically any field, this central character arc represents a powerful story for the film’s young target audience. Her species, size, and gender lead many to disregard her as incompetent, despite countless demonstrations of her ability, both mentally and physically. The main character, a small, female rabbit is just one of the many characters who face prejudice in a city that is supposedly a haven for species diversity and animal acceptance. The film addresses significant contemporary issues regarding discrimination, bias, drug use, and government corruption, while still maintaining the youthful entertainment value needed for a children’s movie. While the animated film is full of impressive animation, witty dialogue, and entertaining characters, the storyline goes far beyond that which is often expected of children’s entertainment. Zootopia presents the heartwarming story of an impassioned rabbit, trying to positively impact the diverse animal metropolis, Zootopia, as a police officer. Posted in Friday Films: "Zootopia" 11.30.18 Zootopia as a Model for Children’s Entertainment This, to me, was demonstrative of the institutionalized discrimination that we can see in our world which can be deterring to people trying to do more than those before them. Additionally, once she received her first assignment, which was being a meter maid, she all of a sudden had accommodations that were appropriate (ex. For example, her chair was too small and she couldn’t even see above the table. We were asked to look at different forces that were working against Judy during the movie and the thing that stuck out to me the most was the fact that at her workplace, once she became a cop, her workplace was not suitable for an animal her size. The movie follows Judy’s journey in pursuing her dream job and solving a large scale crime with the help of someone that should be her natural enemy. This movie is about a bunny named Judy that wants to be a police officer, an uncommon profession for an animal as small and unassuming as a bunny. Zootopia is one of my favorite movies and when I saw that it was going to be shown as a Friday Film, I had to attend! Zootopia is a movie that has quite a bit of real-world relevance with the most relevant topic being discrimination, in my opinion. Posted in Friday Films: "Zootopia" 11.30.18 Zootopia: Strength in the Face of Adversity Zootopia illustrates a very nice social message that I think was constructive and properly distributed. The irrational fear of predators by the prey can be reshaped in many ways to fit current events. Most of the time, these prejudices disappear with interaction with the other side, but starting these interactions is often difficult. A lot of the issues in the United States stem from our prejudices that we assume to be true. The message I gleaned from this was the idea of our prejudices and overcoming this. This gets resolved and the savage predators are cured (them being imprisoned for being thought as dangerous is part of the message as well) It turns out that after a very fulfilling adventure/investigation (I really like procedural dramas), the whole scheme is exposed to be a plot to demonize predators as dangerous. To not drag on the message too long, Judy gets assigned to this case and her partner in crime Nick tags along with her. With some predators having gone back feral, the city is at risk of chaos and the balance between predator and prey is threatened to break. Why is she not made a police officer when she believes she is capable of it? It is because she is just a small little rabbit and they think she can’t handle it against a big bad predator. Judy the Rabbit wants to be a police officer and becomes the valedictorian of her class, yet is delegated to doing parking duty (tickets and stuff). Happily taking the chance to rewatch Zootopia, I was able to glean a little more into what I see as the underlying message of the setting.
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