Funny, moving, captivating & uplifting: another Disney tour de force!

Rating: 10/10 (10 July 2016)

Well, Disney has certainly gone to school on its own successful animated movies of the last ten years or so, and "Zootopia" is a product of that and brings another astounding success in the current renaissance line of films. When I first started watching it, I thought that Judy, the cute bunny major character, had to be an awesomely endearing personage to carry the movie to the kind of success Disney is used to. And she was! The creators carefully crafted her to be a positive, upbeat, inspirational personality who could make you feel good to watch her go through her routines, then they carefully counterbalanced her with the more cynical, wily, and worldly fox, Nick, on whom she ends up having a powerful influence. They must join together to find 14 kidnapped citizens. Nick "knows everybody" while Judy maintains her powerful positive mind-set, and it is that peculiar amalgam that works well with these two characters in pursuing their job.
The story outlines the injustice and silliness of racism in the many different animal characters who have various bigoted ideas about other animals, eg, predators vs prey, as was their historical background, now all equalized, supposedly, in Zootopia, where it is said "anyone can do anything" and live in a life of peace and harmony. But, as always, there are some few agents who don't agree with that system and want more for themselves, and it is that problem which Judy and Nick pursue, as both characters learn a great deal from their association.
Altogether, "Zootopia" is funny, moving, and captivating, with superb art and graphics, excellent animation, while possessing a plot which is not only entertaining, but uplifting.