Based in a world of anthropomorphic animals, Zootopia (2016) revisits the buddy-cop animation genre to present a parable on real world issues of stereotyping, fear-mongering, prejudice and sexism. Zootopia depicts the perpetuation of race and gender inequality in the United States, and by denouncing it as being Western propaganda, the Chinese government discredits the global need for social upliftment of minorities.
Zootopia simplifies the understanding of real world issues of stereotyping and discrimination by rooting character experience in familiar reality. Centralizing the narrative around Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), the first ever bunny cop, and Nick Wilde (Nick Bateman), the movie intricately tackles the existence of gender and race based personal and institutional biases. By squarely placing the narrative around Judy, the movie …show more content…
He is genuinely saddened by the prejudice against foxes but takes pride in who he is and his roguish ways. Nick’s character arc depends a lot on the idea that even though he adopts his stereotype out of either financial need or psychological internalization, it relies heavily on past experiences with discrimination. This is reflective of the rules that a seemingly evolved society still continues to live by which is ultimately responsible for confining people to these stereotypes in the first place. . In the scene where Nick Wilde and, his partner who pretends to be a child, Finnick (Tommy “Tiny” Lister) go to an ice cream store run by an elephant where they are refused service because of the notion that predators can’t be trusted. The elephant shopkeeper explicitly asks if there aren’t any fox ice cream places in their part of town (18:59;19:04). This makes Judy, who has been surveilling the two for suspicious behavior, come to their rescue and to ensure that they are served, only to eventually realize that she has unknowingly
Zootopia simplifies the understanding of real world issues of stereotyping and discrimination by rooting character experience in familiar reality. Centralizing the narrative around Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin), the first ever bunny cop, and Nick Wilde (Nick Bateman), the movie intricately tackles the existence of gender and race based personal and institutional biases. By squarely placing the narrative around Judy, the movie …show more content…
He is genuinely saddened by the prejudice against foxes but takes pride in who he is and his roguish ways. Nick’s character arc depends a lot on the idea that even though he adopts his stereotype out of either financial need or psychological internalization, it relies heavily on past experiences with discrimination. This is reflective of the rules that a seemingly evolved society still continues to live by which is ultimately responsible for confining people to these stereotypes in the first place. . In the scene where Nick Wilde and, his partner who pretends to be a child, Finnick (Tommy “Tiny” Lister) go to an ice cream store run by an elephant where they are refused service because of the notion that predators can’t be trusted. The elephant shopkeeper explicitly asks if there aren’t any fox ice cream places in their part of town (18:59;19:04). This makes Judy, who has been surveilling the two for suspicious behavior, come to their rescue and to ensure that they are served, only to eventually realize that she has unknowingly