As a synonym of “ideal society”, “Utopia” was originated from the book named by the British writer Thomas Moore in the sixteen century. In that book, there is an island with a perfect social system, apart from the poverty and evil. Under the protection of the ideal system, all the residents of the island shares equality and brotherhood. Zootopia is also a city of idealism like Utopia. All animals live together without the distinction of race, and every animal can be what it wants to be.
Just like the movie shows Zootopia is a place where anyone can become everything. Although the room is small and old, the wall is greasy, and the neighbors are quarrelling all day, I really love it. This is the Zootopia, a place all animals look forward to.
Zootopia is not only an abstract concept of utopia. It also reflects the real society. The thing most of us always do is to stick labels to other.
For example, we think rabbit is a kind of small and cute animals. How can a rabbit be a policeman! That is surely impossible. Big animals, such as elephant, polar bears and bulls, should be responsible for that dangerous work. And so it our society. We have the prejudice that the weak is weak, and the strong is strong. It is really like this? I take a different opinion.
As a fable, there are many characters that are non-masked in the movies. The lion is always a ruler in the reality, but the lion in this movie is not competent for mayor.
The fox is always cunning in the reality, but the fox in this movie is full of justice and integrity. The mouse is ways tiny and weak, but the mouse in the movie unexpectedly becomes a gang boss. And the sheep is always a compliant animal, but the sheep is the ultimate criminal beyond imagination. All of this in the movie indicated that don’t judge a man by his face. Man is not always wheat he look like.
So is our society, regardless of their height, the tiny giants, Churchill and Napoleon, did the world famous thing all the same. There is no necessary connection between your shape and your success. It is your effort that counts. Although born in the ideal city with freedom and equality, Judy has still received the discrimination from others. It is said that the archetype of Judy is a policewoman from America. Because of her sex, there is no one who want to be her partner in the police station. And the reason is those policemen don’t think a woman can protect them. It’s obviously sex discrimination. Besides, the sheep deputy mayor has also suffered the discrimination from the lion mayor. She was only used as a secretary. Prejudice can lead to unfairness and many other conflicts. And getting rid of prejudice is what this movie advocated. So throw away the prejudice and discrimination, which will make our life better.
Another theme I personally think is the racialism. In this grand city all animals, both the carnivorous animals and the herbivorous animals, live together. But there is an impassable gap between the carnivorous animals and the herbivorous animals. As you can see in the movie, the meeting room of police station and the lecture table of press conference are specially prepared for the big animals. When Judy comes the meeting room, she must climb the high chair. If she doesn’t stand on the table, we can’t even see her face. And when she looks forward to an important case with expectation, all she was told to do is to post tickets. The city has a peaceful face, but it is full of racialism everywhere. The nature of hunting of carnivorous is still the biggest hidden danger in herbivores. Anything different with the carnivorous will cause a violent disturbance in the herbivores. So, what the movie finally calls for it eliminating racial discrimination. Abandoning the racialism will make a real equal Zootopia instead of a so called utopia.
I share the movie Zootopia to my best friend. She was touched by the dream of Judy because she also left her parents to hometown to find her future like Judy. When joining in the college, she is also urgent to prove herself. But getting success not only lies on your wisdom and effort. More importantly, your unchanged dream which can help is of great importance, she added. Just like the words, Zootopia is a place where anyone can become everything.
The final concert “try everything” indicates that every animal has its defect, but it shouldn’t be the gap between species. The only solution is to keep trying. Keep trying to communicate. Keep trying to know each other. Keep trying to understand. Getting rid of prejudice, getting rid of discrimination and getting rid of suspicions make Zootopia a real utopia. All we are saying is give peace a chance.
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