As a rare spring animation of Disney, the consciousness and state shown in "Crazy Animal City" are not what an animated movie should have. In a GREAT way. Since 2008's "Lightning Dog", with Pixar tycoon John Lasseter in charge, the new generation of Disney animation has shown extraordinary progress and achievements. "Invincible Destruction King" in 2012, "Frozen" in 2013, and "Big Hero 6" in 2014, both original and adapted works are enough to make any audience who love animation cheer. At this point, the performance next door is very ups and downs ("Forest Warrior", "The Story of Old Reis"), and it is true that experience and knowledge are the spiritual core that is more important than technology. In 2016's "Zoo City", Disney presented a super city that only Disney can imagine, a classic and stunning Los Angeles-style crime story in the style of "Murder of Green Toes" or "Nature Evil". A time when preaching the sordidness of the adult world and the beauty of the fairy tale world without carelessness. This is one of the most sincere works in Disney animation.
The 2016 "Crazy Zoo" is a great movie, almost comparable to Pixar's 2008-10 works ("Robot Story", "Flying House Tour", "Toy Story 3"), even in terms of conception. It's a little bit higher. At a time when animal-themed animated films are declining and it is difficult to create new ones (the endless "Ice Age" o(╯□╰)o), Disney has given a good lesson: not only technology and art, but also In the plot. Unlike the lingering spirit of spoof in Sunlight Entertainment's "The Secret Life of Pets" and Sony's "Angry Birds Movie", "Crazy Animal City" inherits Disney's fine lineage-from director to screenwriter to producer Films to sound effects vary—and on top of that, there is a whole new atmosphere. The script of "Crazy Animal City" can be regarded as the most solid animation script since "The Lion King". Even if all the characters are all kinds of furry mammals, you can still easily forget that these characters are not human(!). In this animation, we can vaguely see the human life issues that have been discussed more or less in "Little Ants" and "Monster University"-ideal and reality, hard work = success? ——At the same time, it exudes a fresh wind because of the new elements of the spirit of the times. Hidden under the frame of the classic story of "a young girl from a small town enters the city to realize her dream" is actually an unusually grounded and rich theme of racial discrimination and inherent prejudice. In an unprecedented, grand and detailed utopian world, we can clearly see all kinds of people represented by cute animals. Farming rabbits, DMV sloths from the DMV (strong and spit out a big slot), and the DNA gap between carnivores and herbivores that is difficult to bridge. Even if you live in the same "Zootopia", you still have to follow various basic rules (fa). Animals of different sizes still enjoy living spaces of different sizes. Speculators like foxes still use this rule. There are still “drug dealers” and insidious villains in the seemingly peaceful cities, and the hunting nature of carnivores is still a big problem in the hearts of herbivores, just because of each case. A word, it will arouse the blind confrontation between different classes, yelling to let the other party get out of this paradise. Familiar? The familiarity is right. In this modern fable, the mapping of human society can be found almost effortlessly. No one believes that Judy the Rabbit can be a good policeman because of prejudice; No one believes that he is a sincere person (Fox) because of prejudice; Mayor Lion is extremely worried that he cannot be trusted by the masses because of prejudice... The prejudice of class, the prejudice of race, the prejudice of occupation, the prejudice of history-it is easy to fall into the prejudice, but it is difficult to break the prejudice.
In "Crazy Animal City", the animation designers can no longer bluntly point out the central idea of "the great unity of the people of all ethnic groups". Plant a seed of sincere and relative in my heart. "Crazy Animal City" cleverly and keenly combines gentleness and wisdom, spreading and calling for more tolerance and equality in the present very timely. In my opinion, the real highlight of this movie is that in the current social environment, it can generously involve racial and religious discrimination, and raise some very interesting questions. Both children and adult audiences will end the story. Think about it afterwards. Considering the recent tensions between races, especially the refugee crisis in the United States and Europe, this is obviously a very interesting and bold movie experience. Although a large number of lines may be a bit nagging to immature audiences, the message of the film is very obvious: prejudice and inherent impressions are extremely dangerous. In the face of this theme that is too great to be blamed, the theme song of "Zoo City" should be "Heal the World" by Michael Jackson. Therefore, from the point of view of the theme, "Crazy Animal City" has gone beyond the scope of general animation discussion, and should be taken seriously as a mainstream, appealing light comedy crime movie. Disney presented the most ingenious architectural design and animal images in this film, using a rabbit and a fox to represent human dreams, ambitions, talents and defects, creating a perfect metaphor. Beside two characters who have produced excellent chemical reactions, in a carefully crafted crazy animal city (with countless amazing details waiting for the audience to discover), staged a crime thriller style drama. The design of the urban environment refers to many popular and modern cultural elements, trying to provide a gentle yet colorful stage for this serious theme. Along with Judy the Rabbit and Nick Fox’s horror tour, the audience not only comes into contact with their world, but also reflects on the world around us. The roles of the two protagonists have been well developed in the movie, with logical expressions and changes. Of course, as an animated film, a lot of humor space is essential. There are many very interesting puns and pictures that allude to stereotypes of various animals, and they are not tacky at all. In general, this may be the most surprising Disney animated film since Disney embarked on the road to great revival. "Crazy Zoo" has excellent and cute characters, a gorgeous story stage, some good jokes, and most importantly: it conveys a powerful and positive message to both children and adults: peace makes greatness.
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