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Racial Discrimination in Zootopia

in comparison to "Green Book"

Introduction

Introduction

- Racial prejudice and discrimination will always be present regardless of the setting because of the hardwired nature of humans to put labels on people.

- Green Book covers the journey of Don Shirley and Tony Vallelonga.

- Don Shirley is a world class African-American pianist.

- Tony "Lip" Vallelonga is a bouncer from an Italian background.

Scenes

(Green Book, 2019)

Scenes

Summary Of Zootopia

Zootopia

- Covers the adventures of Judy Hopps (a rabbit) and Nick Wilde (a fox).

- Set in a city called Zootopia where all kinds of mammals live together.

- Predators have learned to supress their predatory instincts, allowing a them to co-exist with prey.

"Ice Cream Shop Scene" from Zootopia

Scene

(Zootopia, 2016)

Scene Breakdown

Scene Breakdown

- In the scene, Nick Wilde was denied service due to the fact that he was a fox.

- The elephant looking down on the fox shows the shift in power dynamic in terms of prey and predator.

- Close up of Judy reaching for the "Fox Away" spray highlights the prejudice towards predators.

"Junior Rangers Scene" From Zootopia

Second Scene

(Zootopia, 2016)

Scene Breakdown

Scene Breakdown

- The leader of the junior rangers group, the groundhog, is prejudiced against foxes.

- The prey looking down on the predator represents the shift in power dynamics.

- The muzzler signifies the fact that Nick is a fox, therefore a predator.

- The shift in brightness represents the intensity of the situation for Nick.

Social Issue

Issue

- "The theme of speciesism in Zootopia is an allegory for racism." (Chew, 2019)

- "In Zootopia, prey possess a preconception that a predator will attack because it is their nature, a similar preconception of non-black people on black people in the United States" (Beaudine, Osibodu & Beavers, 2017)

- "Zootopia exposes systemic racism and racial steroetypes through the representation of predator and prey." (Nagata, 2019)

Conclusion

The racial prejudice and discrimination that a party has on another party will always exist because of the hardwired nature of humans and in this case, animals, to label others regardless of the time setting, wether it be in the past like Green Book or the unknown future like Zootopia.

Conclusion

(Zootopia, 2016)

Bibliography

Bibliography

Beaudine, G, Osibodu, O & Beavers, A 2017, ‘Disney’s Metaphorical Exploration of Racism and Stereotypes: A Review of Zootopia’, Comparative Education Review, vol. 61, no. 1, pp. 227–234, viewed 26 October 2022, <https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/690061>.

Chew, K 2019, ‘On war and cuteness: the utopian politics of Disney’s Zootopia’, Screen, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 567–586, viewed 26 October 2022, <https://academic.oup.com/screen/article/60/4/567/5673450>.

Green Book 2019, Film, Universal Pictures, United States, California.

Howard, B (ed.) 2016, Zootopia, Film, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, California.

Nagata, M 2019, White Savior, Savagery, & Criminality in Zootopia Nagata 1, Digital Commons, pp. 1–16, viewed 31 October 2022, <https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1263&context=comssp>.

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