Average movie carried mostly by great visuals

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2016)

Zootopia (in a summary) tells the story of a character whose ambitions do not fit well in the world she lives in.
If that sounds cliché, then you would be right.
The movie also takes on the (heavy) task of delivering messages around racism, acceptance, and fear of the "different".
Unfortunately, the movie under-delivers on both the story line, and the depth & impact of its messages.
The protagonist's optimism and resilience is not justified when *everyone* is depicted to be pushing against her dreams, including her parents. Worse still, the story collapses when a typical cheap/easy element is added in, to resolve the build up. It's as if the screenwriters spend all their effort and wit building a story up (easy), and have none at all left when it comes to resolving to a satisfactory conclusion (always the hard part).
On the positive side, the tone of the movie is cheerful, with great artwork and visuals.