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"Zootopia 2" trailer reaction
3 months ago
I saw the first full trailer of "Zootopia 2" today.
I love these characters. It's not just the movies, but nearly a decade of beautiful fan art. "Moana 2" was a glorified direct-to-video sequel and I shrugged. It was only to be expected. But they better not screw up my "Zootopia."
First, the good.
The premise of Nick and Judy struggling with their new roles as partners has potential. At least it's focused on the character dynamic. (A buddy cop movie lends itself more to sequelization than a Disney fairy tale, as the cops will of course get another case to solve.)
The trailer doesn't spell out the movie's moral. Most family films in recent years couldn't wait to start beating the audience over the head with lessons, not even until they saw the actual movie. Whereas this trailer is high-energy and focused on entertainment.
Here's the thing -- it concerns me that so much of the trailer is screaming and fast movement and there's very little charm on display. I realize it's only a very short trailer, so hopefully the charming scenes will turn up in the film.
The animation is a little different than before, like they're leaning partway towards the more stylized animation being done over at Sony and DreamWorks. (I.e., Sony's "GOAT," another furry movie that just dropped a trailer.) The character animation in the original "Zootopia" was great -- so expressive that nearly every frame could be made into a meme -- but I'll take more stylization over "Lion King"-remake style photorealism.
The way the mouths move is weird. I noticed that in "Moana 2" as well. Maybe this is something I'll get used to.
Overall, I don't really think it's a good trailer. But there is still the potential for it could be a good movie...despite that it's a Disney sequel...with all that implies...released during what's possibly Disney animation's worst slump of all time. We'll see.
Also, the buff horse mayor looks like he could be hot.
I love these characters. It's not just the movies, but nearly a decade of beautiful fan art. "Moana 2" was a glorified direct-to-video sequel and I shrugged. It was only to be expected. But they better not screw up my "Zootopia."
First, the good.
The premise of Nick and Judy struggling with their new roles as partners has potential. At least it's focused on the character dynamic. (A buddy cop movie lends itself more to sequelization than a Disney fairy tale, as the cops will of course get another case to solve.)
The trailer doesn't spell out the movie's moral. Most family films in recent years couldn't wait to start beating the audience over the head with lessons, not even until they saw the actual movie. Whereas this trailer is high-energy and focused on entertainment.
Here's the thing -- it concerns me that so much of the trailer is screaming and fast movement and there's very little charm on display. I realize it's only a very short trailer, so hopefully the charming scenes will turn up in the film.
The animation is a little different than before, like they're leaning partway towards the more stylized animation being done over at Sony and DreamWorks. (I.e., Sony's "GOAT," another furry movie that just dropped a trailer.) The character animation in the original "Zootopia" was great -- so expressive that nearly every frame could be made into a meme -- but I'll take more stylization over "Lion King"-remake style photorealism.
The way the mouths move is weird. I noticed that in "Moana 2" as well. Maybe this is something I'll get used to.
Overall, I don't really think it's a good trailer. But there is still the potential for it could be a good movie...despite that it's a Disney sequel...with all that implies...released during what's possibly Disney animation's worst slump of all time. We'll see.
Also, the buff horse mayor looks like he could be hot.
