ZOOTOPIA will also please more liberal minded viewers, with messages against bullying, against negative stereotypes and supporting getting along with different people. It … Also, there’s a biblical, conservative message extolling police work to fix a broken world. Is Zootopia a great movie? Zootopia – A Christian Dad’s Review March 23, 2016 If you make it to the theater to see Disney’s latest animated film Zootopia , be sure to take your thinking cap with you. Tweet. She overcomes the biggest of bunny trail roadblocks to become exactly what she believes she was meant to be, while making lots of unlikely friends along the way. Unlikely partners Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), Zootopia’s first bunny cop, and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a con-artist fox, find themselves working together to solve a mystery. Several reviews here have raised concerns that it might be a little too scary for young children; I believe it's no scarier than many of the Disney movies we typically let small children watch (personally, I thought Snow White, The Little Mermaid, and Sleeping Beauty were all scarier). Fantasy films aimed at kids don’t have to have political messages, but when they do, they should either be internally consistent, or work through the contradictions in terms that kids can apply to the real world. The mantra of Zootopia — "Anyone can be anything!" If I DO have a negative, it's that from now on all animated movies (and most live action ones) will fall short of this film's strengths. When we first enter the world of Zootopia, we meet our main character Judy Hopps. Review: ‘Zootopia’ Is a Preachy Comedy, But Not In a Bad Way by Jon Negroni Unlike the scores of other animated movies starring talking animals with clothes, Zootopia opens with a lengthy explanation for why the creatures of their world are “evolved” enough to stand upright and build cities. Zootopia review – Disney's furry fable gets its claws out for the bigots. If Frozen is a 8/10, Big Hero 6 is a 9/10, and Wreck-It Ralph is a 10/10, Zootopia is an 11/10 Yes, yes it is, for several reasons. Your life has a purpose, and your story has power. From the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive. Its action packed, heartwarming, and comedic story do more than just amuse the audience, it teaches them too. ... There’s a natural endpoint to the story when the bad guy gets captured, but there’s a twist. 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