This week’s homework is picking a film for the topic of critical report. My topic is how can non-human characters be personified in animation? Zootopia is a significant animation to discuss this topic.
Story Arc
Incentive Moment
At the beginning of the film, in the form of a stage play, the rules of the Zootopia world are conveyed to the audience. It shows the contradictions in the animal world succinctly, and also serves as a catalyst for the plot of Judy’s firm pursuit of her dream. The film focuses on race and justice, extending the two narrative themes of “The world is the same” and “dreams come true”.
Rising Action
Judy works hard at the training camp to become the first rabbit officer in Zootopia Police Department. The mammal disappearance case announced by Chief Niu at the time of Judy’s entry provides a lead for the main plot of the story. Events that break the peace of life make the main character feel the status quo is unacceptable, forcing her to take action and abandon her quiet life.
Peripeteia
Facing the external and internal changes, contradictions, worries and concerns after the accident, the protagonist struggles with whether to abandon the original peaceful life. Judy volunteers to find Amy, but Director Niu orders that the case must be solved in 48 hours or Judy will be fired. Finding Amy is the beginning of the biggest plot in the story.
Rising Action
Judy finds out that Amy ate the popsicles Nick sold and convinces Nick to join her in the search for Amy. Judy and Nick go to find Amy together, the story of the brewing conspiracy will be layers of open.
Crisis
When the driver, Cougar, goes mad and Judy calls in the police for backup, it’s a demarcation point in the plot, where the forces of obstruction and the forces of the character are pulled against each other. The protagonist team faces the moment of internal and external crisis, internal disagreements, doubts, and jealousy to collapse the protagonist team’s opportunity.
Climax
The darkest moment of the protagonist, the climax of the story. Judy was inadvertently led to say that carnivores are murderous, triggering the animal city’s racial confrontation. Nick was hurt by Judy’s tone and Judy broke up.
Reversal
Judy comes to understand that it is her own prejudice that causes the originally harmonious animals to hate each other. She refuses the propaganda task of the sheep mayor and returns home to grow carrots. At this moment, the protagonist abandoned his original dream, lost a friend who shared ups and downs together, and fell into deep remorse.
Denouement
Judy discovers the truth, as much about the disappearance of mammals as it is about how races should live together. Judy apologizes to Nick, and they catch Doug, trick Mayor Sheep and get the proof that Mayor Sheep is causing the carnivore to go crazy.
Timeline:
Judy Rabbit has dreamed of being a criminal policeman since she was a child. With intelligence and hard work, Judy successfully graduated from the police academy and joined the Zootopia Police Department. In the day, the city has a series of missing animal cases. When all the police are committed to investigating the truth of the case, Judy was sent by the chief to become a trivial traffic police. One day, being on duty Judy met a fox named Nick. They were sent on a mission to find the missing Otter. Driver Cougar goes crazy, Judy calls the police for backup. Judy was inadvertently led to say that carnivores are murderous, triggering the animal city’s racial confrontation, Nick was hurt by Judy’s tone and Judy broke up. She turned down the mayor’s promotional assignment and returned home to grow carrots. Then Judy discovers the truth, which is the truth about the disappearance of mammals. Judy and Nick Doug, trick Mayor Sheep and get the proof that Mayor Sheep is causing the carnivore to go crazy.
Characters Archetypes
Hero: Judy, Nick
Mentor: Bogo
Herald: Flash, Benjamin Clawhauser (an obese)
Shapeshifter: Manchas
Shadow: Lionheart
Trickster: Bellwether
Allies: Mr. Big