The Animated Movie That Brought Animated Movies to a Whole New Level

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2016)

This review is gonna be spoiler filled so you have been warned. So Zootopia is the story of mammals of all shapes and sizes living in harmony together. Lions, rabbits, foxes, giraffes, you name it they got it. Judy is a bunny who believes she can be anyone she wants to be, and she wants to be the first rabbit cop. And that really isn't normal in Zootopia. Usually the police officers are the bulky, large animals like rhinos and buffalo. But she continues to work hard at making her dream come true and eventually does become Zootopia's first rabbit cop. Yet no one takes her seriously. She doesn't get to be in the chase for all the savages that have been mysteriously been going on.
Oh my gosh this movie is amazing! It really is. It's so clever and funny, and everything is so well thought out. It all makes sense. I loved Nick the fox. He was so great in the film. Foxes are known for being smart animals. What was he in this movie? A smart, slick fox. Exactly what he should be. I loved the chemistry between him and Judy.
But this movie isn't just funny and smart. It's serious. It has racism, stereotypes, drugs, like the real world. This isn't just some cute kids film. If this wasn't filled with animals and animation, this would be an adult movie. It's so well done.
Now let's talk about some of the serious situations. Some of the carnivores in this movie have been mysteriously going savage and hurting and eating the other animals. You find out later that it's because the herbivores have been infecting the carnivores with a drug from a special plant. And the thing is, stuff like that is real. People get stuff like marijuana from plants and genetically modify it to be the most dangerous drug it can be. And the bad part is people actually sell the drugs and give it to people in real life. And do you know what happens? They go "savage" and do the things the carnivores do in this movie. Go crazy. Insanity. Suicide. Murder. All because of one tiny little plant.
And because of all these strange savage animals around, people don't trust each other anymore. There is this one scene where there is a mother bunny and her daughter on a train. A tiger goes and sits right by them, acting how a normal person would. Read the newspaper, listen to music. And the mother bunny takes her child and scoots away from the tiger. All because of a plant. It's an awful chain reaction that is true in real life.
This movie is so surprisingly mature. No animated movie really dared to cross the line of family-friendly. Zootopia did and it was beautiful. Do I have any issues with the movie? Yeah. It's not huge or anything. But the the main villain of this movie is a tiny little lamb. And even though a normal person can go insane and make drugs, I just find it a little out of place. The other lambs that were working for her looked fine because the had sheep horns and such. Like I said, not big, but it did kinda take away a bit of enjoyment for me for this movie.
Guys this movie is truly mature and beautiful. I am so glad I watched it. I am gonna buy this movie when it comes out on blu ray and put on the shelf of other great Disney animations: Big Hero 6, Inside Out, Toy Story 3. Thank you for reading my thoughts on Zootopia.