How do you make a community work when it's composed of different species with vastly different physical characteristics? It can be tricky but the citizens of 2021's Zootopia make it work. Mostly. In any case, it's one of the boldest films Disney has ever made, second perhaps only to Who Framed Roger Rabbit . I really don't have much to add to my 2016 review of the film . But having since that time seen the films leading up to it I can marvel all the more at some of the risks it took. In particular, the early scene where Judy is pinned by a fox and gets her face slashed. It's easy to see why the scene is necessary for the story, showing the trauma Judy has to overcome in order to treat foxes fairly. At the same time, the hornet's nest of issues related to sex and race makes it astounding the suits at Disney allowed it. I wonder if it could even be done to-day, just six years later. Thank goodness for Japan, a country which has produced Beastars , a riff on Zootopia that explores the sexual implications of the premise. Zootopia is available on Disney+. ... This is part of a series of posts I'm writing on the Disney animated canon. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Pinocchio Fantasia Dumbo Bambi Saludos Amigos The Three Caballeros Make Mine Music Fun and Fancy Free Melody Time The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Cinderella Alice in Wonderland Peter Pan Lady and the Tramp Sleeping Beauty 101 Dalmatians The Sword in the Stone The Jungle Book The Aristocats Robin Hood The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh The Rescuers The Fox and the Hound The Black Cauldron The Great Mouse Detective Oliver & Company The Little Mermaid The Rescuers Down Under Beauty and the Beast Aladdin The Lion King Pocahontas The Hunchback of Notre Dame Hercules Mulan Tarzan Fantasia 2000 Dinosaur The Emperor's New Groove Atlantis: The Lost Empire Lilo and Stitch Treasure Planet Brother Bear Home on the Range Chicken Little Meet the Robinsons Bolt The Princess and the Frog Tangled Winnie the Pooh Wreck-It Ralph Frozen Big Hero 6