Lovely little animation, with a solid message for once

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2017)

"And thus, the furries spread their legions far across the continents, growing and nurturing fans of anthropomorphic fauna, young and old alike, for decades until the sickened scores of conservative ballet moms, white collar lobbyists, and chauvinist bankers defected to the reaches of Uranus where the terabytes of glorious fan-art could not penetrate their virginal eye holes."
FIN
Near-perfect save for an awful, horribly miscalcuated Shakira song and the questionable design of the accompanying character. I really dug Nick Wilde and wish he was the main character, as initially intended in the pitched concept. But the movie still works in a neat, if mildly heavy-handed message on tolerance and avoiding prejudices. That being said, it should not be taken as a direct corollary to the state of the country. If such steps are interpreted, this becomes a terribly questionable premise from the get-go.
However, I see it as a quality family film from a company I really don't care for, but will approach their work honestly without prejudice. And that's a beautiful thing, I guess. Carry on, friends.