Review of Zootopia (2016) by Mike Z — 13 Jun 2017
"Anyone can be anything." Zootopia is an incredibly fun and entertaining film from Walt Disney Animation. The story follows a rookie police bunny who teams up with a street hustler fox to track down a missing otter, and together they end up uncovering a dark conspiracy.
Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, and J.K. Simmons, the voice cast is especially good and gives some great performances; creating really colorful characters. And the animators do a great job at creating interesting character designs for dozens of different kinds of animals.
However, the writing is very heavy handed in its messages about tolerance, the politics of fear, and not stereotyping others. There's also a bit of confusion in how this world of anthropomorphized animals works.
Still, while it has some problems, overall Zootopia is a cute family film that delivers a lot of laughs.
This review of Zootopia (2016) was written by Mike Z on 13 Jun 2017.
Zootopia has generally received very positive reviews.
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