Zootopia 2016

     The city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis with various animals living and thriving together.  Judy Hopps was born on a farm and she’s the first rabbit to joint the police force.  She has high ambitions but the force sees her has a meter maid??  She determined to move beyond this position whatever it takes.  Soon after her arrival, she meets Nick Wilde.  He is a sly and wily fox and he is determined to make her job even more difficult.

     I’ve seen this film twice and I think it’s very good.  I think it’s interesting and fun to try to guess who is voicing each character.  The animals in Zootopia are able to live side-by-side both predator and prey.  But, it really isn’t a utopia because it is still necessary to enforce law and order.  Real issues are shown such as sexism, prejudice, stereotyping and the need for cultural diversity.  The animation is very good as well.  4* (I really liked this movie)

108 min Animation directed by Bryon Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush with Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Shakira, Raymond S. Persi, Della Saba, Maurice LaMarche, Fuschia.

Note:  Imdb 8 out of 10, 97% critic 92% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, PluggedIn 4* out of 5*, Metacritic 78 out of 100 with 43 critics positive 39, mixed 4, RollingStone 3.5* out of 4* Peter Travers, Amazon 4.7* out of 5* with 8599 reviews,

Special Note:  Filmed at Walt Disney Feature Animation, 500 S., Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California and Walt Disney Animation Studios, 2100 Riverside Drive, Burbank, California.  Originally, the main star of this film was Nick Wilde but test audiences said they didn’t connect with him?  They found themselves drawn to Judy Hopps.  There was a debate about Judy’s eye color.  Should they be purple because the rest of her is gray?  Purple was chosen because of her energetic and optimistic personality.