Zootopia

Yet another winner from Disney...and above the usual wows, like spectacular animation, gripping story, amazing voice, and others....there's the deep and wonderful message......that of 'peaceful co-existence'. 

It's an animal world that has evolved, they're all walking on two legs.....and it's utopic,  an ideal world of harmony........ harmony even between predator and prey. As said by, hmmm....the bison, I think, 'no more the need to maul and maim and hurt...just live together in love and work on higher things in life' or something to that effect.

And what's wonderful is how Zootopia takes care of it's diversity, the needs of all the different kinds of animals...there's misty rainforest, the frozen tundra town, the sahara square...all needs met.

In terms of story, it's a cop solve mystery drama, with multiple layers and nuances, of which we won't go into too much as we don't want spoilers, but let's just say it's twisted enough to be story for any detective crime movie. 

Bunny Hops is a small town rabbit with big dreams of being a police officer in the beautiful city of Zootopia, and much against the wishes of her parents enrols for training at the police academy, and through immense determination and crazy hard work graduates at the top of her class. She then has to face not just the hurdles of a tough world but also the skepticism that comes with size and gender, as the police chief is used to police officers being the tough and large predators.

Diversity is not always pretty and not always peaceful...but the breaking down of stereotypes is around every corner, like when Hops warns a colleague 'Only a bunny can call another bunny ‘cute'. 

I really loved the situations that bring out what it takes to see the other perspective, and how at times it happens only through experience and not theory. 

One, where Hops, based on preliminary evidence announces that it's the predators that are turning bad, and it's only when she sees how hr partner the fox feels, does she realize what a grave mistake she'd made. It takes that one exception to break through the bias. 

Another where Bunny Hops has to go through the little town of rodent town to understand what it feels like to be a giant.

The sloths who run the office are a treat to watch....and more fascinating was Hops expressions when dealing with the sloth. I can laugh aloud just on memory recall.

I can't end without mention of 'try everything' by Shakira, a song that can really make you want to go out there and do it.......and it's just still humming in the head.

Zootopia doesn’t push, and it doesn’t preach. It just creates this beautiful possibility....and coming as it does from Disney it has the potential to really reach far and wide.

Surely watch !