Who do the predators in Zootopia represent?

In Zootopia, race is represented through the terms ‘prey’ and ‘predator’. Predators are the minority – in the film, Assistant Mayor Bellwether makes the claim that Zootopia’s population is 90 percent prey and 10 percent predators, supporting this theory.

What is the symbolism in Zootopia?

peace and the realization of dreams
The Zootopia symbol means peace and the realization of dreams.

How is Zootopia about prejudice?

The movie turned out to be explicitly about bias of all types, from unconscious prejudice to a “we don’t serve your kind” attitude to the deliberate cultivation of fear to achieve political power. It speaks directly to our heated political climate, however imperfectly.

Why did the animals go savage in Zootopia?

The Night howler sickness, often referred to as “going savage”, is an affliction in mammals caused by poisonous flowers called Midnicampum Holicithias, more commonly known as “Night howlers”, which causes those afflicted to go “savage”, losing all semblance of rationality and attacking all around them.

What is the relationship between predators and prey in Zootopia?

In the city of Zootopia, predators and prey recall that in the dark ages they were wild and hunted each other, but in modern, civilized times, they live side by side. But just as racial misunderstanding and inequity undergirds American society, the relationship between predators and prey in Zootopia isn’t as simple as it might seem.

What did Zootopia do Right?

While Zootopia did several things right, there are also some very confusing, if not outright offensive, elements to the film. The whole idea of prey vs. predator being an analogy for White people vs. people of color gets very sticky. First off, when observing Zootopia’s main metaphor, it doesn’t make sense on a literal level.

Is Zootopia a moral fable?

Yet there’s really no way for Zootopia to tell this particular story, about animals, without encountering this specific problem. As a crime story, the film needs the threat of real danger to create dramatic stakes. And as a morally instructive fable, it needs to examine these issues of prejudice.

What are some examples of microaggressions in Zootopia?

Similarly to reality, the Zootopians struggle with microaggressions, which are strewn throughout the film. In one scene, audiences see a bunny mother on the train with her child. When a tiger sits down next to them, the bunny mom pulls her child closer to her, away from the tiger.