Friday, November 4, 2016

Zootopia



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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