Zootopia effectively uses dialogue to describe racism and supremacy in a society. For example Judy Hopps is called numerous derogatory names such as “carrot face” and“fluffy butt”. Hopps hate being called any of these name but is constantly called them by people who are trying to offend her,and people who aren’t. This is because Zootopia society and the real world’s society normalises these names and uses them without asking people with a certain race if they are okay with using this term. Moreover, these arguments are debated in every American news outlet. Examples would include whether or not to call a person “black” or “African American” or to call a person “gay” or “homosexual”. However, Zootopia cannot use these examples because the movie was intended for third grades, so they use the allegory of foxes and bunnies, predators and prey, big and small (Carlin). …show more content…
Then, the tiger reacts dramatically and apologizes. This also relates to modern society because the word “cute” is basically translated to the N-word. Also, stereotypes concerning both predator and prey are addressed in Zootopia through dialogue. For example, the moose, Judy, and Nick all believe that every elephant has intangible memory, until they meet one who literally has no memory. Another examples included a man named Mr. Big ,who is actually small, and that predators are instinctively dangerous, even though, they are cops and pastries men. Unfortunately, these stereotypes are places in movie to describe the various stereotypes we hear everyday, such as: “Asians are smart”, “Mexicans are rapists”, and “Black people are criminals”. This movie is trying to show society that these stereotypes are not only harmful and offensive but extremely
Intolerance and violence are interconnected, as they are both acts of passion and hate. There is a fine line between the two and they can often become one. As Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Intolerance is itself a form of violence.” Intolerance has shaped the violence in our society for years and should not be overlooked as it is one of the most controversial and imperative issues that needs to be resolved. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee, are two admirable films that explore the world of intolerance and violence. In Pleasantville, the colorless town has their world turned upside down as people and things begin to gain color through unknown knowledge that has recently been introduced. As a result, a powerful window-breaking scene is shot where the “noncoloreds” destroy what can be considered the safe house of the “coloreds”. Similarly in Do The Right Thing, the main character, Mookie, breaks the window of the white-Italian pizzeria, owned by Sal, as a result of a brawl that ended in the death of a Radio Raheem, a young black man. With these scenes, both films raise the controversial question of, “What was in fact the right thing to do?” Gary Ross and Spike Lee both examine the world of intolerance through a violent scene, in which Ross portrays it as a clearly unacceptable action through his use nondiagetic sound and camerawork, while Lee leaves it up to the viewer to decide through his uses diagetic sound and camerawork, but is perceived by me as the right thing to do.
An example is, You’re a Sap, Mr. Jap a cartoon produced by Famous Studios with Popeye as the protagonist. In the cartoon, Popeye is on a ship humming to and singing along to “You’re a Sap, Mr. Jap” written by James Cavanaugh. This song is highly offensive not only for the ethnic slur but also by referring to the “japs” as fools with the term “sap.” The cartoon then goes on to portray Japanese soldiers as characters with slanted eyes, big teeth, and broken English.
Rosina Lippi-Green's article "Teaching Children How to Discriminate - What We Learn From The Big Bad Wolf" (1997) examines the discrimination and stereotypes toward different race, ethnicity, gender, religion, nationality and region that Disney presents in their animated films. Lippi-Green also points out the use or misuse of foreign accents in films, television and the entertainment industry as a whole. Such animated films are viewed mainly by children. Lippi-Green makes a central argument in which she says that children are taught to discriminate through the portrayal of the different accented characters in Disney films.
The classic Disney movies are upheld as quality entertainment for people of all generations. But analysing these older movies closely leads to some problematic observations, particularly how older Disney movies depict class, race, and gender. The Aristocats is a perfect example of one of these older movies: in it, a wealthy older lady decides to leave her fortune to her cats in her will, causing her butler Edgar to try and dispose of the cats so the money will go to him instead. This leads to various hijinks as the cats survive with the aid of a street cat, Thomas. The Aristocats is a problematic movie in its depictions of class both in the cats’ society as well as the humans’.
There was no political correctness in this movie, creating an environment that has great impact. The ugliest character, Officer Ryan, is abusive on the beat and is hard to work with, but still his coworkers have his back. At home he cares for his aging father, and in an attempt to secure better healthcare benefits, he verbally abuses an African American social worker, who has him escorted out. At movie’s end it is the social worker we see in a fender bender spouting racial slurs at the Middle Eastern person who hit
In the essay, Disney’s “Politically Correct” Pocahontas written by Jacquelyn Kilpatrick, a considerable and well-known example of the media misleading the public, the Disney movie, Pocahontas is discussed.
Disney’s Zootopia is a fast paced, animated film that is entertaining for both adults and children alike. While addressing modern societal issues, (some that may fly over younger viewers’ heads), directors Bryon Howard and Rich Moore maintain an engaging storyline throughout the course of the movie. Jason Bateman voices a sly fox named Nick Wilde, a con artist who becomes involved with the main character, a bunny police officer named Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin). With this unlikely friendship and many others found in the movie, Zootopia repeatedly addresses common human stereotypes through animals and manages to convey the importance of acceptance and tolerance of others to its viewers. Although there are a few conventional aspects of this movie, the thrilling plot, as well as the stunning animations, make Zootopia a must see for all ages.
The movie of Zootopia tells the story of Judy Hops and her dream of becoming the first rabbit officer, which she succeeds and her struggles to show the public and her own co-workers that she is a real officer and can do the job just as good if not even better than them. Throughout the movie there were scenes that represented real issues or criteria that’s found in policing in the criminal justice system. For example, in the movie it was stated that the traditional zootopia officer has always been big and strong predators which reflects how in the real world police officers has traditionally been white men. The way they fixed this in the movie is they introduced the mammal integration program which allowed Judy the chance to become a police
What do these characters actually represent? They don’t exactly portray a certain race, nor hold religious values, no hold political values either. Then just what? The answer is nothing. (Goldman) They hold no values, no ideals, nor any particular view on any given subject. The characters only exist purely for children’s entertainment. Anthropomorphism is in other words is for visual appeal. Animals are easy sellers for publishing companies, as they appeal to a child’s interest in animals.
In America today there is a lot of discussion and controversy about Political Correctness. To be politically incorrect doesn’t always mean there are derogative racial intentions. In some situations, ignorance are the innocent culprits. Unfortunately, avoidance to human sensitivity and racism is our society’s black cloud.
She allows the reader to identify with her by pointing out that she “went to the zoo all the time with [her] family” and that she “loved pandas” (Carr); the reader identifies with her, as the reader is likely to have visited the zoo as a child or likely to have a love for animals. Initially, she was very excited about seeing the animals so closely, but then she realized, even at that age, the “animals were miserable” (Carr). By telling the reader about her memory, Carr persuades the reader into believing that zoos are depressing and that animals do not belong in unnatural environments. Carr also mentions that she no longer goes to the zoo and urges her family and friends to do the same. The author then adds that she has a love for animals and wishes for the zoo animals to be set free. Again, by involving loved ones and reinforcing her love for animals, Carr appeals to the emotions of the reader. The reader is then likely to identify with the author, urge his or her family members and friends to not go to the zoo, and wish to see animals free from captivity. Therefore, Carr persuades the reader into believing that zoos are wicked by using the persuasive method of pathos. Along with Carr appealing to the reader’s emotions, she appeals to the reader’s
The animals in the films expressions and body languages are very humanlike. They show animals doing everyday things such a working and exercising. During the film, the dialogue contains lines that reference stereotypes and racism such as "Are all rabbits bad drivers?" And "Because he 's a sloth, he can 't be fast." On the first day as a police officer, officer Hopps meets a fellow police officer named Benjamin Clawhauser who is a little in the chubby side. He describes himself as a "flabby, donut-loving cop", and apologizes for stereotyping
...c backlash. I, for one, am intolerably affronted by racial slurs. If there be right ways of distinguishing people, it should on grounds of their adherence to virtues, their sense of humanity, the degree to which they grease their elbows, the measure of their happiness, and most importantly, how much they’re being loved; not based on race, creed, sex, social and political statuses. While it may seem hilarious or sometimes even solemnly appropriate to make slights of racism in media and literature, it serves nothing but to misrepresent people from different cultures and races and cast them in the wrong light to people across the globe. This happens to be a grave impediment to achieve global harmony, and it’s really sad when highly acclaimed authors would contrive their stories with undertones of racism which are plausibly as impactful as blatant denunciation of races.
Have you ever decided to go to one specific zoo just because you totally loved one formidable animal in that zoo? Well, that’s what happened to me when I went to a zoo. I saw this lion and totally loved it. When they’re born they mark their territory by urinating on it. When they get a bit bigger they learn from their parent how to hunt by watching them do it. They also learn how to communicate with their parents when they misbehave they receive a slap from their parents. Some lions are lucky by being left in the wild and some are obliged to go in zoos and being in confinement. When they’re born they eat small things but when they grow up they can even kill and
For decades Disney has been the source of happy endings, fairytales, and family friendly stories for children of all ages. These stories range from realistic and familiar, to the eye-catching magical fairytale. The key to each of these stories are the happy endings brought about by each of the characters unique personalities and dreams. Disney’s films are attempted to provide children with the basic understanding of wrong versus right, but instead influences our society’s beliefs and awareness. Although Disney’s efforts to provide the basic morals to our children are misleading and affect our society strongly, they also contain the use of racism in a form which shows the major differences between characters. The once admired and well-known characters are seemed to be recognized by their species, ethnicity and even their social class. Disney films have taken out of context and have persuaded their viewers understanding of racial stereotyping, which is thoroughly explained in Henry Giroux and Grace Pollock’s novel, The Mouse that Roared. They bring awareness to the underlying racial stereotyping in Disney films, which deeply affect our societies understanding today. Giroux and Pollock bring into perception these admired and regularly watched films through precise examples and racist rendering of the specific characters species and ethnicities which strongly influence our society and lead children to intake these negative influences.