Review of Zootopia (2016) by Delwolf — 02 Jul 2017

What is quite possibly one of the most pleasant surprises I encountered when it comes to animated movies, my expectations of this movie ranged from mediocrity to decency. However, upon watching this in theatres I was blown away, and stole the spot for my favourite animated movie of the year from 'Kubo and the Two Strings'.

It's clever commentary on current racial discrimination in society is astounding, and all carried out by one of the most likeable duos to come from Disney, that play off each other perfectly well. This proved to me that there are still gems in current animated movies, even if said gems use the 'two conflicting characters have to work together to get what they want and by the end they like each other' cliché.

The two's bond feels natural given both their backstories and the peaks and troughs of their relationships are understandable and necessary for their arks. Pretty much my only problem with this was the antagonist, namely her motivation, which is basically that she is just really, really racist.

This causes her to come across as incredibly 2-dimensional, and I've come to expect more from Disney, especially in a movie like this, but I guess nothing can be perfect. However, despite that, I overall strongly believe this is some of Disney's best work and would recommend it to any fan of animation.