Zootopia
Academy Award × 1
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Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
What critics thought
Zootopia landed as one of the most enthusiastically received animated films in years, with critics gravitating toward its layered allegory about prejudice and its sharp, genuinely funny screenplay. The one real fault line was whether the animal-as-metaphor conceit ultimately holds together: the same stereotypes the film asks characters to reject turn out, within the film's own logic, to be at least partly grounded in biological reality, leaving some critics feeling the message undermines itself even as the filmmaking dazzles.
“Zootopia is constantly asking its characters to look past species stereotypes, and not use species-ist language or repeat hurtful assumptions. This all seems clever and noble until you realize that all the stereotypes about various animals are to some extent true, in particular the most basic one carnivores eat herbivores because it's in their nature. If Zootopia were a bit vaguer, or perhaps dumber and less pleased with itself, it might have been a classic, albeit of a very different, less reputable sort. As-is, it's a goodhearted, handsomely executed film that doesn't add up in the way it wants to.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“The lion doesn't just lie down with the lamb, they run for City Hall on a joint ticket. It's the diversity dream come true. Or is it? […] Think Busytown by way of Chinatown. It's almost certain to be the most existentially probing talking animal cartoon of the year.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“Zootopia is a wonderful example of how Disney, at its best, can mix its past and present together in a very cool, compelling way. It takes the classic animation trope of animals walking, talking, and acting like humans, but gives it a modern spin both in terms of its humor and animation style ... and also in its themes, which are meaningful and fascinatingly topical.”
Eric Goldman·IGN
“It's a delightfully well-orchestrated parable about trust and tolerance versus panic and prejudice. An encouragingly upbeat celebration of love and diversity in times of hate and uncertainty. If that all sounds overly on-message, then fear not—the jokes are funny, the characters engaging, and the animation packed with delicious visual detail... this is proper family fun with genuine cross-generational appeal.”
Mark Kermode·The Observer
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Cast & Crew
DirectorByron Howard, Rich Moore
StarringGinnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence
ComposerMichael Giacchino
Zootopia
Academy Award × 1
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
What critics thought
Zootopia landed as one of the most enthusiastically received animated films in years, with critics gravitating toward its layered allegory about prejudice and its sharp, genuinely funny screenplay. The one real fault line was whether the animal-as-metaphor conceit ultimately holds together: the same stereotypes the film asks characters to reject turn out, within the film's own logic, to be at least partly grounded in biological reality, leaving some critics feeling the message undermines itself even as the filmmaking dazzles.
“Zootopia is constantly asking its characters to look past species stereotypes, and not use species-ist language or repeat hurtful assumptions. This all seems clever and noble until you realize that all the stereotypes about various animals are to some extent true, in particular the most basic one carnivores eat herbivores because it's in their nature. If Zootopia were a bit vaguer, or perhaps dumber and less pleased with itself, it might have been a classic, albeit of a very different, less reputable sort. As-is, it's a goodhearted, handsomely executed film that doesn't add up in the way it wants to.”
Matt Zoller Seitz·RogerEbert.com
“The lion doesn't just lie down with the lamb, they run for City Hall on a joint ticket. It's the diversity dream come true. Or is it? […] Think Busytown by way of Chinatown. It's almost certain to be the most existentially probing talking animal cartoon of the year.”
Robbie Collin·The Daily Telegraph
“Zootopia is a wonderful example of how Disney, at its best, can mix its past and present together in a very cool, compelling way. It takes the classic animation trope of animals walking, talking, and acting like humans, but gives it a modern spin both in terms of its humor and animation style ... and also in its themes, which are meaningful and fascinatingly topical.”
Eric Goldman·IGN
“It's a delightfully well-orchestrated parable about trust and tolerance versus panic and prejudice. An encouragingly upbeat celebration of love and diversity in times of hate and uncertainty. If that all sounds overly on-message, then fear not—the jokes are funny, the characters engaging, and the animation packed with delicious visual detail... this is proper family fun with genuine cross-generational appeal.”
Mark Kermode·The Observer
Genres
Action, Adventure, Animation
Cast & Crew
DirectorByron Howard, Rich Moore
StarringGinnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence
ComposerMichael Giacchino
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