Separation and discrimination are the key
ideas of the movie “Zootopia”. In the movie, there is an ideal place called
Zootopia, where all animals including, predator and prey, all live-in harmony. Supposedly,
in Zootopia, all animals have the freedom to become whatever they want.
However, in reality, this wasn’t the case. The movie accurately depicts the
ideas of social expectation and how everyone who don’t comply with those
expectations are considered as irregular. The movie is a great representation
of how people see others as stereotypes. For example, in the scene where Judy
tells her parents that she wants to be a police officer, her parents show
puzzlement and some disapproval. Her parents expect her “bunny” daughter to
become a carrot farmer like every other bunny, stay away from predator jobs
such as “police officers”. Predators in this movie is depicted as superior to
the prey population, which isn’t explicitly stated in the movie. The
differences in the movie represent the racial and ethnic differences and the tension
that results from it. However, the movie brings a positive message to the
audience by showing the success of Judy in the end. Showing that it takes
courage and perseverance to defy social expectations and change what other
people think about a specific group, race, or ethnicity. Judy changes the way
bunnies are perceived by being the first to defy social expectations.
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