[This article was written four years ago. In addition to the analysis of the plot itself, it does not represent my position on the specific issues involved. 2020.6]
I watched Animal Topia once in the cinema in March and again on the plane two days ago. Writing a review after reading it twice is certainly not rigorous (especially when it comes to details), so I don't expect readers to agree with my analysis at all. I just wanted to say that while some critics ignore many of the film's obvious designs and see "Bootopia" as a thematic work that promotes American "political correctness", the film is actually much smarter. To put it simply, Far from being the most superficial of "political correctness" (that is, for the purpose of equal rights, the interests of the so-called "majority group" are sacrificed to promote the disadvantaged society of the so-called "minority group". status, or overemphasizing the uniqueness of the so-called "minority"), but instead warns us to reflect on it. What this film strives to promote is a truly benign plural society. To this end, it precisely contains a certain degree of political incorrectness. I don't want to talk about the too obvious plots in the play, such as "Only a bunny can call a bunny cute", which is supposed to be easier for anyone with a preliminary understanding of North American society to see the irony. In fact, the structural reflection on the so-called "political correctness" of the whole play is far better than such isolated jokes. We start with the gist of the whole show - "In Zootopia, you can be whatever you want". This sentence is not only repeated many times in the play, but also a large number of images and plot designs in the play revolve around it: whether it is Judy who became the first rabbit policeman and Nick who became the first fox policeman, or the laughing The "Flash, Flash, hundred-yard dash" that sprayed the audience, or the super-tiny Mr. Big, or even the flirtation between the bunny and the fox (from "sly fox" and "dumb bunny" to "dumb fox" and "" sly bunny"), both. In short, no one should be limited by their so-called "nature". However, some of these subplots designed around the theme already cast a cloud over the "Be whatever you want" ideal: Nick's collaborating rat with an actual adult black accent, pretending to be The baby tricks Judy into sympathy. When Judy learns that Rat's 'dream' is to be an elephant, she encourages people with tenderness: "In Zootopia, . If the lion mayor, who is a large carnivorous male, is indeed a symbol of the ethnic minority in political power (as some people who think of "Bustertopia" are politically correct), then, in angering the mayor of the sheep, Among the many reasons is the arrogance and self-righteousness displayed by the "minorities" (mainly the elites in the "minority") in the process of gradually rising social and political status. This kind of arrogance and self-righteousness is exactly the object of criticism by a large number of people who doubt whether "political correctness" has gone too far. In conclusion, if it is social injustice, rather than the nature of Nick and Rat, that they must rely on cunning and deceit to make a living, then Mayor Sheep's conspiracy should not be entirely attributed to her personal moral issues. Pointing out the arrogance of Mayor Lion is by no means defending Mayor Sheep. After all, even though the lion and the sheep only consider his personal political future and interests, the lion's arrogance towards the sheep, perhaps like the buffalo sheriff's contempt towards Judy at the beginning, is (to a certain extent) unintentional; The sheep's conspiracy is completely deliberate, and therefore neither can nor should they be fundamentally excused. But here's the thing: No one wants to work next to a boiler in the archives, not a herbivorous sheep, nor a carnivorous leopard. —Unfortunately, a society that aims for diversity, if it wants to play the ethnic card to further that goal, is likely to selectively ignore that. Otherwise, in reality, why is "Black lives matter" more "correct" than "All lives matter"? At this time, someone will definitely say: promoting the rights of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups is an integral part of the cause of human rights. In other words, only "Black lives matter" can there be"
View more about Zootopia reviews
