Screen Junkies always provides a refreshing look at the biggest blockbuster movies via their work with Honest Trailers. Their latest masterpiece? Zootopia.
To say Zootopia was a big hit is an understatement. Not only did it topple Deadpool from the top spot at the box office during its opening weekend but it also grossed more than Disney's 2013 blockbuster, Frozen. In fact, according to its Honest Trailer, Zootopia was the movie that finally got people to stop talking about Frozen. Sorry, Anna and Elsa.
Just to compare, Zootopia opened with $73.7 million across over 3,000 cinemas in North America. During Frozen's opening weekend, it made $67.4 million. Deadpool has also relinquished the top spot at the North American box office for 2016 to Captain America: Civil War but is still in second place with $363 million. Zootopia, on the other hand, is fourth on that list, with $337.3 million, as of June 8.
As with all other Honest Trailers, Zootopia's is made to highlight the movie's flaws. Unfortunately for Screen Junkies, the movie was so good that its "swipes" against Zootopia were not actually all that bad. For instance, Zootopia's Honest Trailer harps on how the movie delivers tough messages about systemic injustice, race and class in a manner that's appealing to kids. Uhm, this is actually a strength for the movie.
Screen Junkies also goes on to praise the characters for being complex but brings the hammer down hard on the lazy puns pulled on their names, like Judy Hopps, who was named such because she's a bunny. And what do bunnies do?
Would have to agree with the diss on the names, but would have to disagree with the hint about Judy and Nick Wilde being romantically involved toward the end of the movie. And no, it's not because their "love" will not be consummated. They're partners! Friends! Just friends! Screen Junkies did point out, however, that it's not going to happen anyway because the animals of Zootopia appear to be missing some crucial body parts.
"Follow along in this kids' film/noir crime thriller full of bright colors, cute characters, allegories to contemporary racial and class politics, police discrimination, affirmative action, tokenism, sexism and racial slurs, that will either teach your kid to be more tolerant or turn them into a furry."
Zootopia comes out on Blu-ray and DVD June 7.
Check out Zootopia's Honest Trailer below!
