Movie Review: Zootopia

What would the world be like if humans weren't the main species on earth? This weeks movie is the second time I have reviewed a movie that touches on the subject. The Good Dinosaur, also from Disney, takes on this topic greatly. I think it is a pretty interesting topic to think about every now and then. But anyways, here's my review on Zootopia.

The movie starts with the voice of a young child telling the story of how the animals lived. We come to find out this is young Judy Hopps (voiced by Della Saba) and she is doing a sort of play for a school talent show. As her friends and her demonstrate how they went from being wild animals to a civilized nation, they say it was all thanks to a place created called Zootopia, where you can be anything. Judy reveals at the end that she plans to be the first ever bunny cop. The audience is left in stunned silence, except for a select few. When everything is over, her parents, Bonnie Hopps (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) and Stu Hopps (voiced by Don Lake), walk her out and try to convince her that she should be a carrot farmer instead of dreaming so big. As they are talking and not paying very much attention, she notices Gideon Grey (voiced by Phil Johnston), a fox, and other kids sneaking out back of some buildings and follows them. Turns out he is bullying the weaker kids into getting their prize tickets. She stands up to the fox and even though she gets hurt, she gets the tickets back and is even more determined to become a police officer.

It skips ahead to where Judy is an adult (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) going through police academy training. She is the smallest animal there and the others are really challenging her skills. Judy doesn't do too well at first, but she works even harder and eventually becomes valedictorian. At the graduation ceremony, Mayor Lionheart (voiced by J.K. Simmons), with the help of Assistant Mayor Bellwether (voiced by Jenny Slate), are giving her a police badge and assignment to where she has always dreamed, the center of Zootopia.

The plot for this movie was really enjoyable. The theme is a familiar one but with a great new twist. I liked how they made something kids could relate to but made it so the adults were not bored. Even better that they brought elements of surprise to keep us on our toes. Pretty sure the whole theater jumped at the same time during one spot.

The voice acting was spot on. They did a great job fitting the right voice and character together, and the voice actors really brought the animation to life. I really enjoyed the interaction going on and think it would be great to sit in a session and watch again.

Overall, the movie was a joy to watch and I look forward to future installments of the series if any. From the scream from the little kid in the theater I would rate this movie 9.1/10

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