Zootropolis - One Massive Political Statement

Being a Disney film, Zootropolis was bound to have a deeper meaner behind it than what it advertised, something for the adults to focus on. We went to see this today (we LOVE Disney) and well it didn't beat around the bush when it came to the political statements. Now a brief warning, this article will contain spoilers for the film, so please beware as you read on if you don't want it spoiled!

The films starts by setting out how animals live now, predator and prey. It moves forward to show the how they live in the Zootropolis Universe, where animals are more human like through evolution. They live in sprawling cities, along with farms and live alongside one another, even working together. However it isn't long before the movie makes its first statement. When Judy Hopps (the main protagonist) discusses with her parents how she wants to become a Police Officer when she is older, they instantly shoot her down and tell her to forget her dreams as they never come true. This is quite the reflection on the world today where young children are constantly put down that they can't achieve, being Disney however they are 'Cup is always full' people and Judy takes none of it.

Flash forward to a Young Adult Judy and she is now in a Police Academy where she is belitted for being part of the Prey group, rather than the burly Predators such as the Rhinos and Elephants. As she passes through and becomes an Officer, she is told of a missing persons case where 14 predators have gone missing, however she is the only Officer to not get given the case and gets put on to Traffic Duty. This could be taken in two ways as another statement, one would be that as a female character, she isn't strong or good enough to be put on to the larger cases. Alternatively this could be making that the smaller person can't do the job correctly, because they're not strong enough compared to the bigger types, case being the Rhinos/Lions etc.

Now for the biggest statement within the movie, minority segregation. As the film progress' Officer Hopps is given an ultimatum, solve the case in 48 hours, or resign from the police force. The case she is given is one of the missing predator case files. She soon makes her way through this with her enemy turned friend Nick, and finds that it is all part of a plot to turn the predators back in to savages to give them a bad image. As the prey outnumbers the predator 10/1, this makes the prey want to segregate the predators, pushing them away and one line saying 'go back to the jungle where you belong'. This is a clear message pushing at current events worldwide where due to the acts of a few, the rest are being punished, as with ISIS and the Muslim Population. 

The main Antagonist in the movie puts on a sweet demeanor for the majority of the movie, trying to win over people whilst being the mastermind behind the whole plot to segregate the minority. Which reminded me mostly of Donald Trump, that and the antagonist having stupid white hair in likeness. Overall this film, whilst not only being quite funny, was a massive political statement against segregation due to the actions of a mere few. This teaches a very good lesson to the younger generation and one that needs to be pushed out by the parents who accompany them to watch the film.

Pros:

- Brilliant Lesson to be learnt

- Good story telling throughout

Cons:

- Not enough Shakira as Gazzelle

- Could be more comedy throughout

Overall: 8.3/10

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