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Research on the Narrative Art and Social Value of Zootopia in the Film and Television Animation

2016; Scientific Research Publishing; Volume: 04; Issue: 02 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4236/adr.2016.42006

2332-2004

Shirui Xue,

Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies

Zootopia is a 3D animation film produced by Walt Disney Pictures co-directed by Rich Moore, Byron Howard and Jared Bush. Once it was on, it became popular in the global cinemas, and became the typical film with high box-office receipts and good reputation in 2016. It was also very popular on the streets and lanes. We can see its great artistic achievements. The film tells the story about a city in the modern civilization world where only vegetarian and carnivorous animals of different kinds live in peace. Judy, a young female rabbit in the town with feminine appearance fulfills her dream of going to the big city to seek for dreams as a policewoman in her childhood. And then she becomes the partner of Nick Wilde who does not look harmonious, and uncovers a major case in the animal world. The story is simple and clear. Through a series of bizarre and hard growing experience, she declares her success to “the animal world”. This paper studies the narrative art and the social value of success of the Zootopia.