Term Paper Outline: Zootopia Analysis

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Introduction

A. Animated Feature Film:  Zootopia (108 min)
B. Thesis- In a city of anthropomorphic animals, physics are unnatural and manipulated when convenient, the product is a fun world to watch.

Body Paragraphs

1. Laws of Gravity Broken
-Judy and Nick are running away from Manches the bridge throws both Nick and Judy in the air much farther then what Manches mass is capable of (52:00)

-Gideon pushes Judy, and she goes up before she goes in the direction of the push (4:52)

-the weasel changes his shape to fit through the mouse tunnel forms, with that his hang time is unlimited (30:06)

2. Exaggerated Paths of Action

-Nick points away and when Judy looks and looks back to Nick, Nick has moved a whole block (23:56)

-As Nick flies up in the air after dismounting from Judy, Judy then climaxes higher and later then Nick (55:15)
-the projectile motion the weasel makes is inaccurate, he is running full speed far away from the fence and he tosses the bag in the air with a high velocity in the x direction, the bag lands directly on the other side of the fence with hardly any change in X (29:06)

3. Inertia exaggerations
-the neighbors next door to Judy, are talking through the wall and when they talk, an assigned picture frame moves to their words (27:50)

-Judy jumps off the boxing ring rope to fly into the fist of the Rhino, she is much smaller then then the rhinos fist and the rhino's fist moves with more speed than Judy (7:08).

-Nick and Judy jump off the train going full speed and they stop where they land, as the train goes into the wall (127:40)

Conclusion
-Physical laws are intentionally broken throughout the film whenever more flare was wanted.

-If I wasn't paying attention I would not notice the laws broken in physics, it gives the film more life, and adds comedy.