I was attracted immediately when I saw the movie. I thought "Zootopia" was a comedy cartoon, however, rather than having harmony, the movie passes on a lesson, too. The movie revealed the real aspect of our society, and it made me cry dozens of times. The main character, Judy, the bunny, wants to be a police officer in Zootopia, where it was believed that everyone can make something. That moment reminded me of when I decided to go to New York, even though everyone told me it's going to be hard to fit in and find myself a position in this city. I held the New York dream, and told myself that anything could be possible here. I saw myself in Judy's position, and it was here when the tears first welled up in my eyes.
I burst out crying when Judy was taking the train to Zootopia, the big city with infinite possibilities. The rain was hitting the glass windows of the train and Judy was staring outside the window with curiosity. I cried, not because of sadness but happiness. I was exactly the same when I first time took the train to New York City. I saw the Empire State Building through the window and I knew that's the city where my dream was born.
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Then, the movie triggered my sense of humor. The slowest sloth who was called "Flash" and the wolves' habit of howling. I don't know if you have a puppy at home, but if you do you may have the same feeling when you see it in the movie where that one wolf starts howling and others begin to howl too. My dog loves howling at midnight, when he became the first howler at night, you may hear other dogs' howling one after another.
The most revealing part of the movie was the latter half. By using the metaphor of predators and preys, the movie showed audiences the existing prejudice and stereotype in the society. The stereotype that a female bunny cannot be a police officer and the preys are innocent but predators are evil struck my conflict experience with bias of gender and racism. Lots of humanity problems were referred to in this movie. For children, "Zootopia" might be an interesting animated movie, however, for adults, the movie is more like a mirror that reflects the problem of the society they live in.
As an emotional person, I hate Disney because they always produce excellent movies that reveal profound truths of life, or teach the audience a lesson. I cannot count how many Disney movies I've cried for. But I know how much Disney helped me build my personality and my perspective of the world and I know how many times Disney gave me hope to life and gave me belief of love.
If you want to see if the Disney movie has the magic influencing your life, try "Zootopia" and think about your life while watching it!
