Hello friends, there will be a little bit more of an influx of movie reviews at the moment because I have a lot going on in my life, so it's nice to just take a minute away and escape into the world of movies. Enjoy the thoughts I have on this movie.
The play right at the start was very cute, Judy telling everyone she wanted to be a police officer. There hadn't been a bunny cop ever in the police force, so she was met with ridicule growing up. She put in the hard work to be the best in her class, staying up late, working out, and reading up on the protocols of police work. When she graduated and got placed in Zootopia, her family sent her off with fox away spray. She was attacked by a fox once, trying to get some tickets that the fox stole back, and she succeeded. She got to Zootopia, and they put her in charge of writing tickets for animals' cars that had no time left on the meter. After her first day, she burst into the chief's office and demanded to be taken seriously. One of the missing animal's wives came into the office, and Judy said she would find her husband. The boss didn't like that. It was only when the assistant mayor turned up and let the mayor know she was allowed to work the case. On her first day, she had met a sly fox by the name of Nick Wild. He ended up giving her the first place to check for the missing otter. They went to a naturist yoga place, then followed the lead to the DMV because she wasn't in the system yet to search a plate for herself. The sloth at the desk was very slow, and that took the rest of day one. She only had 2 days to solve the case, or she had to resign. They went to the limo place and found the limo the otter had been in was all scratched up. They meet the gang's boss, Mr Big. He was a mouse, and Judy had saved his daughter the previous day, so they got to live. Mr Big pointed them to where his driver lived so they could talk to him as he was there. He mentioned night howlers, and before he could fully open the door, he went savage. Nick and Judy had to run for their lives. They go off to the city hall after Nick puts the chief in his place because they still have 10 hours left on the case. They get to the city hall and search for the plate number on the assistant mayor's computer; they manage to track the car and head off to its location. They get into the facility and find all 14 missing animals. The mayor gets arrested because he knew what was going on and it was being covered up. Judy gives up on her job and goes back home after an argument with Nick. She sees her old bully, the fox she stole the tickets back from, who apologises and now works with her family. Her family only trusts him after the work she did in the ZPD (Zootopia Police Department). She finds out from working with her dad that the "night howlers" weren't wolves but were flowers that cause animals who come into contact with them to go savage. She takes the family truck back to Zootopia, apologises to Nick, and they get back on the trail. hey track down the place where the serum is being made and steals the lab that is hidden in a train carriage. They run into a problem and smash the train cart up, but Nick, before jumping off the train, managed to grab the dart gun with the serum already loaded into it. They are on their way back to the ZPD when the mayor (formally the assistant mayor) walks up to them and asks for the case. Judy says no, and they try to run. One of her henchmen blocks their way, so they run and fall into a hole. The Mayor calls for back up from the ZPD, says Officer Hopps is down, and then shoots Nick. Nick had switched the serum with a blueberry. ZPD wins, the Lion is mayor again, and Judy can be taken seriously. Nick goes through the training to be Judy's partner in fighting crime. It's a very sweet moment to see Nick becoming an officer; he went from breaking the law to catching people breaking the law. This movie reminds me a lot of 'The Secret Life of Pets'. It has a similar vibe, and I think they could exist in the same universe.
It was a heartbreaking moment to see Nick and Judy not get along, but in real life, thats now it is. Rabbits and Foxes are enemy's so its good they had that moment of hate towards eachother but they do make such a good duo. I am excited to watch the second movie to see how they function both in the police force. I like how both movies are 108 mins long. I feel like that was definitely done on purpose. I have been enjoying a lot of animated movies at the moment, something that doesn't feel so grown-up to actually feel like an escape from the real world. I have 2 social events coming up, and I am not someone who likes to be a part of the outside world, yet I am doing it twice in the same month. I will probably write about these events in the same post because I don't think I will have much to share, but an experience is still an experience.
The animators did an amazing job. Judy's ears are so life-like with the movement; you can tell they put a lot of effort into studying the movement of all the different animals in this, and trust me, there are a lot of different animals. If you have children, they will probably love this movie if you haven't watched it already, as it did come out quite a while ago, and it was on my watch list for the longest time. I just didn't get around to it until now. There is a lot on my watch list, so I am hoping to make a dent while I take some time off from streaming.
Thank you so much for reading, and there is Zootopia 2 coming out shortly after this one. Till next time.
