atory animals—the young Judy Hopps (Della Saba), a plucky bunny,tells us from the pantomime stage—were once “savage”
animals can capture a variety of different meanings, playful, carefree, violent, etc. The basis of this is the concept of "savage" making the reference violent, but it can just as easily be to the other side with one word change
. It follows that animals areoften a means by which we imagine ourselves otherwise,
this alludes to the fact that animals are a fantasy. It paints the picture that they are something people dream of being like, capturing their positive characteristics to use as a reference point.
But these occasional mo-ments are still worth it, if only to impel us to take our curiosity further, imaginingmore deeply the world of the animals all around us, however alien they are.¤5
I really like this line. It pushes people to look further, wonder more, and remain curious. At the end of the day animals are never going to be fully understood, hence the "alien" concept.
Canadian goose with his trademarkstraight-man calm, or Aziz Ansari, who brings a manic energy to a racist purebreddog with a swastika tattooed beneath his fur, puncture the equilibrium in satisfyingways
Again, this is more savagery. The manic energy and racism again paints animals in a negative light and emphasizes the craziness involved. It emphasizes the negativity associated and makes it difficult to prove otherwise.
Finding Nemo would have been a very different filmif Nemo’s dad simply changed sex, as clownfish do, when his wife died, in or-der to mate with his son
This shows how a narrative can change from one detail being left out. Although it is true that clownfish do this, it still doesnt mean it needs to be included. So where do we draw the line??
tame collars”: neuro-inhibiting devices that kept them in line.
This further proves the "savage" point. Alluding to the fact that they cannot be controlled without.a stronger force and need to have freedom taken away to remain in line. Associates negativity with savagery and animal relating.
savage,”which in this anthropomorphized universe means ripping off their clothes, droppingto all fours, and attacking other animal
What did "savage" mean in other universes? what defines this as the specific definition and how did it come to this conclusion. Savage has morphed but gained a negative connotation.
e predator-prey divide is of courseprimary
this predator-prey divide is built on the basis of conflict. this is definitely something common amongst humans as well. Is this across all species? setting up conflict? what else could it allude to?
o, Zootopia is a place of striving, work, ambi-tion, and desire
could zootopia be similar to the american dream and the concepts that people strive for. Hardwork, desire, ambition, etc. It encapsulates animals as a separate universe and essentially shrinks ideas down to a smaller level
animals live is just through the woods or over the hill from the humanfarm,
this brings out the dehumanization when relating one to an animal. It recognizes that animals are habitual and creatures of habit with very little substance to their lives.