Zootopia

Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore
Screenplay by: Jared Bush, Phil Johnston
Story by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush, Jim Reardon, Josie Trinidad, Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee
Produced by: Clark Spencer
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk Shakira
Music by: Michael Giacchino
Production Companies: Walt Disney Animation Studios
Release dates: February 13, 2016 (Belgium), March 4, 2016 (United States)
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Plot: In a world where animals walk and talk like humans, Judy Hopps, a rabbit from Bunnyburrow, finally achieves her childhood dream of becoming the first rabbit cop in Zootopia. On her first day at the Zootopia Police Department, Chief Bogo assigns her to parking duty, where she encounters a sly fox named Nick Wilde and his partner Finnick. Judy's determination leads her to abandon her post to catch a thief, Duke Weaselton. Despite facing consequences from Chief Bogo, Judy takes on the case of finding a missing predator, Emmitt Otterton, without permission. Assistant mayor Dawn Bellwether supports Judy's initiative, much to Bogo's dismay. With a tight deadline of 48 hours, Judy must crack the case or resign from the force.

After confirming that Nick was the last person to see Emmitt, Judy coerces him into assisting her by secretly recording his admission of tax evasion. They follow a limousine that picked up Emmitt and discover his belongings inside. The limousine is owned by Mr. Big, an arctic shrew crime boss with whom Nick has a past. Mr. Big discloses that Emmitt suddenly turned "savage" and mindlessly attacked his chauffeur Manchas, a black jaguar. During questioning, Manchas reveals that Emmitt mentioned "Night Howlers" before the attack. Manchas then goes savage himself and pursues Judy and Nick. Judy manages to trap Manchas and calls for ZPD backup, but Manchas disappears before they arrive. Bogo calls for Judy's resignation, but Nick points out that she still has ten hours to crack the case. As they leave the scene, Nick confides in Judy about being bullied as a child due to his peers' biased views on foxes.

HOME SCRIPTURE BOOK REVIEWS POETRY RECIPES GARDENS FILM REVIEWS	Zootopia Directed by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Screenplay by: Jared Bush, Phil Johnston Story by: Byron Howard, Rich Moore, Jared Bush, Jim Reardon, Josie Trinidad, Phil Johnston, Jennifer Lee Produced by: Clark Spencer Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J. K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk Shakira Music by: Michael Giacchino Production Companies: Walt Disney Animation Studios Release dates: February 13, 2016 (Belgium), March 4, 2016 (United States) Content: Plot: In a world where animals walk and talk like humans, Judy Hopps, a rabbit from Bunnyburrow, finally achieves her childhood dream of becoming the first rabbit cop in Zootopia. On her first day at the Zootopia Police Department, Chief Bogo assigns her to parking duty, where she encounters a sly fox named Nick Wilde and his partner Finnick. Judy's determination leads her to abandon her post to catch a thief, Duke Weaselton. Despite facing consequences from Chief Bogo, Judy takes on the case of finding a missing predator, Emmitt Otterton, without permission. Assistant mayor Dawn Bellwether supports Judy's initiative, much to Bogo's dismay. With a tight deadline of 48 hours, Judy must crack the case or resign from the force. After confirming that Nick was the last person to see Emmitt, Judy coerces him into assisting her by secretly recording his admission of tax evasion. They follow a limousine that picked up Emmitt and discover his belongings inside. The limousine is owned by Mr. Big, an arctic shrew crime boss with whom Nick has a past. Mr. Big discloses that Emmitt suddenly turned "savage" and mindlessly attacked his chauffeur Manchas, a black jaguar. During questioning, Manchas reveals that Emmitt mentioned "Night Howlers" before the attack. Manchas then goes savage himself and pursues Judy and Nick. Judy manages to trap Manchas and calls for ZPD backup, but Manchas disappears before they arrive. Bogo calls for Judy's resignation, but Nick points out that she still has ten hours to crack the case. As they leave the scene, Nick confides in Judy about being bullied as a child due to his peers' biased views on foxes. End of Spoilers Review: Zootopia is a splendid film with a cast of Anthropomorphism animals. Each of whom is easily relatable. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. An interesting question is presented within the storyline. That is to ask where aggressive behaviour comes from. The predator animals start showing aggressive and savage actions towards the tranquil animals. How much this may parallel with human behaviour can be reflected on. When humans start acting out and attacking others are they making a choice or just reverting back to natural human nature. The Bible teaches us that human nature is essentially evil and self centred. Something Christians have come to accept. There are a range of quirky characters that do not fit our perception of what these animals would normally do. A feisty rabbit that is not shy at all. A feisty fox who wants to do the right thing. As well as nature loving animals who rebel against clothes and want to just get back to what they believe is natural. One of my favourite characters are those who work at the licence bureau Yep, if you ever thought employees who work for the government were slow you will understand why after watching this film. MJ Flack