‘Zootopia 2’ a Cuddlier Sequel

‘Zootopia 2’ a cuddlier sequel

THE STARS of “Zootopia” are back in “Zootopia 2”. By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer The original “Zootopia” was a minor miracle. Here was a Disney animated film that took themes of race and prejudice and managed to make a sensitive-to-all-sides tale, anthropomorphize it and, as a bonus, sneak in a Department of Motor Vehicles sloth gag that the DMV is still wincing from. A sequel coming almost a decade later, “Zootopia 2” isn’t as good. It’s a more t…

‘Zootopia 2’ Twists the Buddy-Cop Formula Without Losing Social Commentary

To say that Disney’s Zootopia is just another animated feature with anthropomorphized animals would be completely reductive. It’s a buddy cop comedy full of laughs and pop culture references, threaded with themes of tolerance, bias, and who gets to feel safe in a city that prides itself on being for “anyone” and “anything.” Asking Zootopia…