Not as deep as some animated films, but great, great fun

Rating: 10/10 (11 March 2016)

Some recent animated films, like How to Train Your Dragon or Inside Out, combine visual appeal and strong moral or psychological insight. Zootopia does a little, but mostly it's a great looking film with a good, complex plot and very, very, funny. The different environments are nicely realized, especially where the two heroes, small by Zootopian standards, cross over into the rodent habitat and become giants who have to avoid crushing things. If you were going to make a movie about mammals living as humans, who would you have staffing the DMV? (Remember, turtles aren't mammals) Well, Zootopia nails it, hilariously. There are homages to The Godfather and Breaking Bad. The end credits rave scene is a tour de force of animation. A total blast.