"We may be evolved,
but deep down we are still animals."
What the hell is going on with Disney these days? Churning out god awful remakes of all their original films and then, out of the blue, they hit out with an awesome little movie like this?
In a world run only by evolved animals, an up and coming bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must team up to solve a mystery.
If that synopsis doesn't hook you in then I don't know what would.
There are a lot of awful kids movies that the grown ups have to sit through but this film stands among the best that prove adults and children can enjoy the same film.
You start the adventure with a very likeable bunny named Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, but nobody takes her dreams of being a cop seriously because she’s a bunny. After moving to Zootropolis, she meets a cunning fox named Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, who is a bit of a con artist and the two clash immediately. For being animated animals, the pair have some really good chemistry on screen. The voice acting is perfect for their personalities and you instantly warm to them. When a film can make you care about a bunny that wants to be a cop and a fox that dresses like Charlie Sheen, you know you've got a unique movie on your hands.
In a world run only by evolved animals, an up and coming bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must team up to solve a mystery.
If that synopsis doesn't hook you in then I don't know what would.
There are a lot of awful kids movies that the grown ups have to sit through but this film stands among the best that prove adults and children can enjoy the same film.
Straight off the bat, this film gets everyone laughing. No matter what age you are, when those lights go down, everyone gradually progresses from chuckles into giggles and then into full blown laughter.
You start the adventure with a very likeable bunny named Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, but nobody takes her dreams of being a cop seriously because she’s a bunny. After moving to Zootropolis, she meets a cunning fox named Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, who is a bit of a con artist and the two clash immediately. For being animated animals, the pair have some really good chemistry on screen. The voice acting is perfect for their personalities and you instantly warm to them. When a film can make you care about a bunny that wants to be a cop and a fox that dresses like Charlie Sheen, you know you've got a unique movie on your hands.
The animation is top quality and, with any good animation, you barely notice it after a while because you become so engrossed with the plot. It’s no longer an "animated film”, it just becomes a film that happens to animated.
The film has a lot of fun playing with various different film & television references which are great to pick out if you notice them. Some are a bit more in your face than others but they are so well done and so apt for the situations. The best references in there have to be ‘The Godfather’ moments, they had my sides splitting.
From Idris Elba to J.K. Simmons, there are a lot of famous voices playing various different characters and they all do a fantastic job. All the characters are comical and really come alive on screen. The fluid animation does a lot of the heavy lifting but the voice actors all bring so much life and charisma to the characters.
The story is fun and intriguing and it actually tackles some pretty interesting themes and ideas. One of the main issues explored in ‘Zootropolis’ is discrimination. It breaks it down in a fun and childlike manner, in true Disney fashion, and holds up a mirror to our own society. It tackles racism along with sexism and does a great job of explaining it in a way that children will understand and enjoy. For a film about cuddly animals dressed up as humans, it actually has a lot of depth to it. It has a moral and it makes its point eloquently, something that is lacking in a lot of "grown up" movies.
Overall, ‘Zootropolis’ is a great movie for young kids but also an extremely entertaining movie for adults. It’s smart, it’s funny and it’s just really good fun.
Well done Disney, now just stop what you're doing with all the classic remakes and we'll be happy.
The film has a lot of fun playing with various different film & television references which are great to pick out if you notice them. Some are a bit more in your face than others but they are so well done and so apt for the situations. The best references in there have to be ‘The Godfather’ moments, they had my sides splitting.
From Idris Elba to J.K. Simmons, there are a lot of famous voices playing various different characters and they all do a fantastic job. All the characters are comical and really come alive on screen. The fluid animation does a lot of the heavy lifting but the voice actors all bring so much life and charisma to the characters.
The story is fun and intriguing and it actually tackles some pretty interesting themes and ideas. One of the main issues explored in ‘Zootropolis’ is discrimination. It breaks it down in a fun and childlike manner, in true Disney fashion, and holds up a mirror to our own society. It tackles racism along with sexism and does a great job of explaining it in a way that children will understand and enjoy. For a film about cuddly animals dressed up as humans, it actually has a lot of depth to it. It has a moral and it makes its point eloquently, something that is lacking in a lot of "grown up" movies.
Overall, ‘Zootropolis’ is a great movie for young kids but also an extremely entertaining movie for adults. It’s smart, it’s funny and it’s just really good fun.
Well done Disney, now just stop what you're doing with all the classic remakes and we'll be happy.
I cannot recommend this film enough.
Release the inner child in you and go see ‘Zootropolis’!.
Release the inner child in you and go see ‘Zootropolis’!.
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