While watching Zootopia, I noticed that at first I was
blinded by how ‘perfect’ Zootopia was and how everyone there is free to do
whatever they desire, for instance, Judy Hopps, the bunny, but then as I continued
to watch it I noticed that Zootopia isn’t all that ‘perfect’. For those of you
who haven’t watched it, it’s about how certain animals in Zootopia fake the
savageness of others in order to have their way. In other words, the Mayor’s assistance
along with other prey planned a way to target predators so that they would be
watched and taken out of Zootopia. When I saw this I thought of how it related
to today’s society where certain people are looked at in negative ways because
of how they look. In Zootopia all the animals who had “killing instincts” in
their DNA such as lions, otters, tigers, etc. were looked at as violent in a
place where all the animals lived in harmony, where they coexisted. Of course there is a sense of fear that some of the prey might have, but that doesn't mean their correct about it. A lot like
today, anyone who wears a turban and has a long beard is looked at as a
terrorist and any African American is looked at as ‘bad’ just because of how
they look. A part of me wants to believe that the director and writer of this
movie planned this on purpose so that the world would understand that just
because an individual looks a certain way doesn’t mean that’s who they really
are. I feel that the directors/writers felt the need to show the world that
this is how our community looks and how it’s wrong. Even though the movie is an
animation and may only appeal to younger audience because it has animals as its
characters rather than humans, it reflects today’s world and how the audience
is looking at something that is what’s happening now. Zootopia may seem like
the perfect place because it’s a place where a bunny like Judy is le to become
a cop, but in reality Zootopia is only perfect to some animals but not to all,
and that’s why the sheep feel the need to change it.
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