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Easy, it's fantasy. It's a world like ours, but different in a few fundamental ways. The tech reflects those differences.
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Sleeveless posted:The fact that the predator/prey dynamic in Zootopia doesn't map 1/1 to any particular real world form of systemic oppression is the entire reason the movie works. Kids might need to discuss it with their parents to get that but I would hope an adult would recognize that and be able to explain it to them. I think this point is worth emphasizing. If you take Zootopia as a 1:1 mapping to the real world it looks like a mess. If you think of it as a fable, then it works perfectly. This also answers the original question too: is Zootopia sci-fi or fantasy? It's neither, it's a fable. This is a good read on fables. The "Life of Aesop" portion is especially worth reading. Think about what Zootopia tells us by having Judy as a central character. Then think about Disney and its place in the world. Aesop being a slave and Judy being a cop aren't accidents. That's also why a lot of people react negatively to Zootopia: because it isn't meant for them. Aesop being a slave tells us the intended audience for Aesop's fables. Judy being a cop from a rural (though it often reads suburban) background tells us the intended audience for Zootopia. Incelshok Na fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Sep 17, 2020 |
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