We all should be aware of our own biases and prejudices; this is just one of the numerous themes in the Disney/Pixar film, Zootopia directed by Bryon Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush. The film connects the themes through the city of Zootopia, a place where anyone can be anything. All animals inhabit Zootopia to make a life and to be something other than: prey or predators. Despite the cohesion in the city the two groups exists and each animal identifies with one. Throughout the movie, there are demonstrated prejudices and discrimination brought to light.
“Fear, treachery, blood lust. One thousand years ago, these were the forces that ruled our world. The world where prey were scared of predators and predators had an uncontrollable vial urge …show more content…
Chief Bogo initially retained the case due to his discrimination of Judy but later allowed her to pursue the case do to Ottertan’s wife coming in pleading with the Chief for someone to find her husband. So it begins, Judy although not in the system yet with the ZPD uses her resources to find Mr. Ottertan. As Nick and Judy go through the city, they form a connection. They did not look at the fact that Nick is a predator and Judy is prey. When they find Ottertan, they find thirteen other savage animals who all seem to be predators, which would conclude that someone is discriminating against them. Judy makes her statement after the finding of the fourteen animals, becomes unaware of her own biases and prejudices, and says that the savagery is a part of their DNA. Judy’s statement does not only create conflict between her and Nick but it significantly influences the city and creates citywide prejudice and discrimination toward on group; predators, more prevalent than it was …show more content…
This was prevalent in the film, for example, Assistant Mayor Bellwether and little small cute sheep who looked seemingly innocent but because she found herself at the hands of predators all the time and quickly grew a disdain for them especially since she had to stand behind Mayor Lionheart who is a predator. The audience of the film is blinded by its own heuristics that they become unaware of the underlying motive of Bellwether, which is a disadvantage of categorizing others, we lose important information about that
“Fear, treachery, blood lust. One thousand years ago, these were the forces that ruled our world. The world where prey were scared of predators and predators had an uncontrollable vial urge …show more content…
Chief Bogo initially retained the case due to his discrimination of Judy but later allowed her to pursue the case do to Ottertan’s wife coming in pleading with the Chief for someone to find her husband. So it begins, Judy although not in the system yet with the ZPD uses her resources to find Mr. Ottertan. As Nick and Judy go through the city, they form a connection. They did not look at the fact that Nick is a predator and Judy is prey. When they find Ottertan, they find thirteen other savage animals who all seem to be predators, which would conclude that someone is discriminating against them. Judy makes her statement after the finding of the fourteen animals, becomes unaware of her own biases and prejudices, and says that the savagery is a part of their DNA. Judy’s statement does not only create conflict between her and Nick but it significantly influences the city and creates citywide prejudice and discrimination toward on group; predators, more prevalent than it was …show more content…
This was prevalent in the film, for example, Assistant Mayor Bellwether and little small cute sheep who looked seemingly innocent but because she found herself at the hands of predators all the time and quickly grew a disdain for them especially since she had to stand behind Mayor Lionheart who is a predator. The audience of the film is blinded by its own heuristics that they become unaware of the underlying motive of Bellwether, which is a disadvantage of categorizing others, we lose important information about that