After watching the part 1 of this movie I couldn’t wait to see what the part 2 had to offer when I heard it was released.
Zootopia 2 is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard. This is the official sequel to Zootopia, which came out back in 2016. I can't believe it's already been 9 years since the original film first hit the theaters, and the story has been long overdue for a sequel. I recall the first Zootopia film being an original animation experience back then with a pretty fun story to hold everything together. So, ever since I was surprised with the previews for the sequel, I was highly interested to see how the story and this world would hold up.
The movie was a really solid sequel. The visual quality in the movie was really top notch. There's a lot of fun visuals to witness across the world of Zootopia, especially with how the bustling city is arranged.
I found this film to be creative with the use of different zones and weather climates as various animals have different tendencies and needs in this world. It's super fun to navigate through these zones and distinct terrains as the story progresses. Lots of great moments of eye catchy and creative sequences to tie the city's existence together and most importantly to tie the story as a whole.
Also, the voice acting was really brilliant. I am really a big fan of Jennifer Goodwin and Jason Baitman playing the main leads, alongside Judy Hops and Nick Wild. There's also a solid roster of talent playing the side roles as well, ranging from Kiwi Kuan to Macaulay Kulkin, who did a stand-up job with their characters as well. Involved who participated in this project did a pretty fantastic job.
Now, another thing I loved about the film was the general story presentation here. Aspects such as there being plenty of interesting story beats, the entire narrative coming full circle in a clean and concise manner, and also being creative with an adventurous spirit at the core to this experience is what makes this sequel great. It does a nice job in entertaining both the kids and adults alike, and I didn't find a whole lot of real flaws to impact this experience in a negative way.
But if I am to talk on the downsides, I will say one of the few flaws to this package is that sometimes the story can simmer down to a slower pace than what I deem to be necessary. There'd be spurts of segments where I thought the explanation didn't have to be too deep for the audience to pick up the pieces of the puzzles ourselves to understand the story or certain emotional beats that are being expressed.
But then again, this is a kid-friendly film that plays it safe in trying to be as cohesive with the storytelling as possible for all to enjoy. So yeah, bottom line, I did find a few sluggish spurts of moments in the story presentation throughout various points in the axe that I felt could have been shaved off to make the pacing and runtime even better. But still, this wasn't a real flaw to truly ruin the experience for me in a negative manner. And really, other than that, I don't have any other negatives to point out.
My rating for Zootopia 2 is 9 out of 10. This was a pretty fun sequel for me. Doesn't do anything out of the ordinary to make it stand out even further amongst the animation crowd, but this entire cinematic package remains a very solid time by both playing it safe and staying creative whenever the story needs it to be during the pivotal moments.
I think if you are already interested in the film, you definitely can't go wrong with the experience here. I put this film on the same level as The Bad Guys 2.
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