There’s no BIG moment when these two meet, it’s a chance encounter which grows to conflict and then budding friendship so organically you don’t even know it’s happening.ġ5) There is nothing even remotely superfluous in this film. ![]() What I personally like about it is its honesty. It’s a great voice over for a great character.ġ4) The relationship between Nick & Judy is the cornerstone of this film. It’s not like Bateman was hired ONLY for the slyness of Nick’s role and had to power through the rest, he’s able to do it all. His troubled past, his occasional lack of self-worth and anger at the world. ![]() But as the film progresses Bateman is also able to show off Nick’s layers. He’s devilish and charming in the same vein as Danny Ocean or Han Solo, and Bateman expresses this perfectly. To start, Bateman captures Wilde’s surface level of sly con artists WONDERFULLY well. Remember how I said great voice over work is noted by not realizing you’re listening to a voice over artist? The same can be said of Bateman’s performance of Wilde, 100%. Ice Cream Parlor Owner : “Look, you probably can’t read…” That plays into real life way more than it probably should.ġ2) Wow, I did not catch how entirely speciesist this line was until now: But this just feeds into the biases Bogo already has about Judy: she’s not really that good, they just said she was because she’s a bunny. Except she was top of her class at Zootopia police academy: a difficult feat for anybody, let alone a bunny. She is treated just as a token bunny, someone who’s only there for PR. Happy birthday!”ġ1) I love the way the filmmakers handled Judy’s office discrimination. Judy : “Ooh, ah, you probably didn’t know, but a bunny can call another bunny ‘cute’, but when other animals do it, that’s a little…”ġ0) This film really runs with the animal puns. It also provides the perfect backdrop to the visual introduction of Zootopia as Judy enters the city on train. The song’s lyrics speak of optimism in the face of constant failure, a theme which is very relevant to Judy in the first half of the film. Written by Sia, Tor Erik Hermansen, and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, the theme song which deserved an Oscar nomination captures Judy’s optimism and struggles perfectly. I don’t think anyone else could have voiced Hopps as well as Goodwin.ħ) If you want to avoid a slew of bad animal puns, don’t look too hard at Judy’s iPod. Goodwin is able to balance Judy’s massive optimism and heart along with the scenes where Judy has lost those things perfectly. When their voice and their heart match with the character so perfectly that you don’t hear - say - Kristen Bell as Anna or Mike Myers as Shrek, you only hear the character’s. The best voice over work is when you’re not distracted by the voice actor. Goodwin (a massive Disney fan herself) breathes perfect life into Hopps. It sets up the environment and rules of Zootopia’s various ecosystems in a way that feeds into Judy’s conflict and character. Gideon is a perfect example of how nothing - NOTHING - in this film is superfluous, but I’m actually going to speak on that further into the film.ĥ) The police academy scene gives wonderful exposition. Right, Bon?”īonnie: “Oh yes, that’s right Stu. Stu: “Well, we gave up on our dreams and we settled. Stu: “Judy, you ever wonder how your mom and me got to be so darn happy?” I’m going to be an actuary!”ģ) Judy’s parents (Don Lake & Bonnie Hunt) are so funny in such a sad way. Little Jaguar: “Today I can hunt for tax exemptions. prey and the biases that come from that, the film’s humor and heart, and Judy as a character.Ģ) My mother is an actuary. The opening scene where young Judy and her classmates clearly establishes the conflict of predator vs. #412.ġ) From the very start this film is excellent storytelling. ![]() Was it a movie I saw since August 22nd, 2009: Yes.
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