Zootopia

Rating: 5+/5

If you are looking to watch a movie full of color, comedy, emotion, and ingenuity, then look no further, because Zootopia meets all of those requirements.

Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) dreams of proving to the world that if you stick to your aspirations, even a bunny can become a police officer in the bustling metropolis of Zootopia. Among the other large mammals who are training to become policemen, Judy shocks the people who doubt her determination, and rises to the top of her class.

Once an official member of the Zootpia Police Department, Judy is overjoyed at the idea of making the city a better and safer place. Much to her dismay, she is assigned the position of "parking duty", but she won't let that stop her from achieving her goal. When she meets a fox named Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), her big city fantasies begin to come true, but not in the way she expected.

Zootopia is definitely in my top five favorite children's films. Not so much for the message behind the film, which is great, but for the incredible amount of creativity that went into it. Every time I watch this movie, I notice something that I had never seen before. They add in so many little details, that its' impossible to catch them all, but it adds to the impressively innovative effect that the movie has.

Zootopia is full of references that are almost guaranteed to not be understood by its' target audience, but that's one of the many thing that make it so great. Some of the most memorable animated films are ones that can be enjoyed by both young and old, and since the first moment I saw this film, I knew that it would be remembered as one of the greatest in its' genre.

The best children's movies know when and where do add their underlying moral. Zootopia clearly has a message that its' sending out, but it is not forced or overdone. It is scattered in and out throughout brilliantly timed humor and originality. I feel that the theme Zootopia tells, is more important now than ever. Its' odd that it takes a movie targeted towards children to really make the concept of acceptance seem more tangible and easily understood for adults.

I don't consider Zootopia just one of my favorite animated films, but one of my favorite films in general. It is most certainly well deserving of its' Best Animated Feature Academy Award win, and a must see for all ages.

2017 Best Animated Feature Winner- Zootopia