Zootropolis



At its heart, Zootroplis (or Zootopia) is a film about race and discrimination, but on the outside it’s a movie about a city run by animals – and it is absolutely brilliant! Last week I watched this film for the third time and though I knew everything that was going to happen, I still thoroughly enjoyed it and would watch it again. The animation is incredible, the plot is great, it’s funny, dramatic and heart-warming - and should definitely be trop of your list. (Sorry…)

The movie follows Judy Hopps, the first rabbit-police officer of Zootroplis – a city where all the different animals of the world live together. Animals have started going missing and Judy, with the help of crafty fox Nick Wilde, have 48 hours to track one of them down, finding themselves wrapped up in something much bigger than just a missing animal case.

I really can’t articulate how good Zootropolis is  – there wasn’t a dull moment or even a dull shot. The storyline is genuinely impressive, the jokes are properly funny and the whole movie is truly entertaining. I actually could’ve watched a whole film just about the city itself and how it worked as there are so many Easter eggs that you don’t catch on your first viewing (not saying you have to watch it three times though!)

There really isn’t much else I can say about Zootroplis, apart from telling you to watching it, an-im-al out of jokes too. Check out my review of Moana here if modern Disney interests you and I hope you have a safe day!
Marks out of 10: 9.5

Mum’s three words of wisdom:
The best yet
The snooze news:
Did dad fall asleep during Zootroplis? O plis, he wasn’t gonna fall asleep during this masterpiece.

So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed that review - comment below if you've seen Zootropolis and if your opinions differed/agreed with mine. If you send your reviews to blogontheplusside@gmail.com we can publish them - regardless of whether we've written about them before. We really hope to hear from you and read your thoughts. -Rob

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