Zootopia: Did you know?
Walt Disney Animation Studios created something amazing when they brought Zootopia to the screen. That’s no secret.
However, thanks to the “AFI Movie Club: Zootopia” we learned some secrets about this amazing movie.
AFI Movie Club: ZOOTOPIA
ZOOTOPIA, an animated adventure about a bunny cop who joins forces with a fox to solve a governmental conspiracy, was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2016 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films of the year.
Here’s a few of the best “Did you knows” that AFI — The American Film Institute — pulled together to help us know Zootopia better:
- DID YOU KNOW? The idea for ZOOTOPIA originated with co-director Byron Howard, who wanted to make an anthropomorphic animated feature in which animals lived in worlds that were designed from their own perspectives.
- Disney animators studied real-life animals at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the San Diego Zoo, and in Kenya, Africa – resulting in the creation of 800,000 mammals that were used for the film.
- ZOOTOPIA marked Disney’s highest-earning opening weekend in the studio’s history at the time. It was also the fourth highest-grossing film of 2016, earning over $1 billion in its worldwide release.
- The urban landscape of Zootopia is based on a compilation of several landmark cities, including New York City, Las Vegas, Paris, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Brasilia.
And AFI rightfully mentioned, “The movie doesn’t end at the credits: Family-friendly Discussion Questions…”
Some of the prompts included:
- Critics hailed Disney for deviating from its princess franchise in ZOOTOPIA by making the female lead a police officer with professional hopes and dreams.
- ZOOTOPIA makes an effort to examine and overcome species stereotypes as an analogy for diversity, equity, and inclusion in human society.
The whole post is totally worth your time.
As is Crazy Nate’s breakdown of the movie:
ZOOTOPIA, Everything You Missed
Zootopia the movie has a bunch of fun hidden easter eggs in Disneys Movie, Zootopia. Let’s find them all. Officer Hopps is a brave cute little bunny. And she is willing to stop for nothing to achieve her lifelong goal of being a Police Officer to help save animals in need.
Enjoy. Go watch it again!