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!!ZOOTOPIA SPOILERS!! It reminds me of Pound Puppies
9 years ago
More specifically: Pound Puppies and the legend of Big Paws. Hear me out!
In Zootopia, a number of predators are gone missing due to a outbreak, that turns preds into savages, basically dangerous killers with their most natural instincts being active. This is caused by a drug made from the flower called "night howlers" that has similar properties to crack cocaine. The drug is delivered into the blood of the target preds by use of a sniper rifle and pellets. The resulting savage is basically a killer, a living being overflowing with aggression, which in turn results in violent behavior.
What this thing reminds Me of is how dogs are turned "evil" or "mean" in Pound Puppies and the legend of Big Paw. Yes, it is a mediocre movie, but that doesn't matter now. Part of Marvin McNasty's plan is to turn dogs basically savage, which I'm sure involves wanting to cause harm to citizens that try to oppose the reign of McNasty he plans to instigate. The dogs affected are basically wolves at this point. Aside from the sharp teeth and the angry look, they appear to be just as savage as Renato Manchas and Emmit Otterton in Zootopia. While Pound Puppies is still a kids' movie from late-80's Hasbro, supplier of the Pound Puppies plushie toys, so they don't show much violence and are toned down to earn the "Lovey-Dovey-Kiddy-Movie" Rating -and ruining the movie a bit more than it already was by the lackluster writing and the buggy animation- the similarity is still there. those dogs are savage. Not as wild as Zootopia's victims, but still not their own selves. Still ready to bite... even kill...
In short: Both movies villains resorted to turning individual animals violent in order to gain, or stay in power. They are not connected or take place in the same universe, and I admit, one of them is a bit censored with it's treatment of savagery, and simply forces "nicety" down one's throat, while the other is a dark but genious mirror to our society. The question is: Will we rewrite Pound Puppies and the legend of big paw to meet the standards established by Zootopia? Or make use of Night Howlers to somewhat improve on the otherwise dr.seussian level of nonsensical mean machine?
In Zootopia, a number of predators are gone missing due to a outbreak, that turns preds into savages, basically dangerous killers with their most natural instincts being active. This is caused by a drug made from the flower called "night howlers" that has similar properties to crack cocaine. The drug is delivered into the blood of the target preds by use of a sniper rifle and pellets. The resulting savage is basically a killer, a living being overflowing with aggression, which in turn results in violent behavior.
What this thing reminds Me of is how dogs are turned "evil" or "mean" in Pound Puppies and the legend of Big Paw. Yes, it is a mediocre movie, but that doesn't matter now. Part of Marvin McNasty's plan is to turn dogs basically savage, which I'm sure involves wanting to cause harm to citizens that try to oppose the reign of McNasty he plans to instigate. The dogs affected are basically wolves at this point. Aside from the sharp teeth and the angry look, they appear to be just as savage as Renato Manchas and Emmit Otterton in Zootopia. While Pound Puppies is still a kids' movie from late-80's Hasbro, supplier of the Pound Puppies plushie toys, so they don't show much violence and are toned down to earn the "Lovey-Dovey-Kiddy-Movie" Rating -and ruining the movie a bit more than it already was by the lackluster writing and the buggy animation- the similarity is still there. those dogs are savage. Not as wild as Zootopia's victims, but still not their own selves. Still ready to bite... even kill...
In short: Both movies villains resorted to turning individual animals violent in order to gain, or stay in power. They are not connected or take place in the same universe, and I admit, one of them is a bit censored with it's treatment of savagery, and simply forces "nicety" down one's throat, while the other is a dark but genious mirror to our society. The question is: Will we rewrite Pound Puppies and the legend of big paw to meet the standards established by Zootopia? Or make use of Night Howlers to somewhat improve on the otherwise dr.seussian level of nonsensical mean machine?
What I find particularly interesting in Zootopia is that the perpetrators of the attempted coup are sheep --although it is not really made clear if this coup is being attempted by an organized gang or just by Ass't Mayor Bellwhether and a few cronies. (The Gang would make more sense given the technology and tactics involved.) The idea of sheep instigating a totalitarian takeover amuses me.
What I want them to explain is the differences in the "drug" they are using. Mama Hopps' brother ate a "night howler" and went berserk, wounding other rabbits and causing damage. Nothing is said, however, about what it took to detoxify him. It is assumed he just sobered-up on his own. The other victims are injected with what is presumably concentrated "night howler" juice and either don't sober-up or do so only after an extended period of savagery. And the analogy between "night howler" juice and cocaine doesn't entirely apply. Although crack causes a more intense high (and is more addictive) than regular cocaine, it's high is actually shorter.
Also, both the mayor and ass't mayor are in jail, so who's running Zootopia?
I never saw the uncle they were talking about, so anything is possible. Even that He remained berserk until they found the therapy to reverse it's effects. It is worthy of note that eating, and it being shot with a pellet gun are two different things. And as You said, the nighthowlers were concentrated for use against those preds, including, again, Manchas and Mr. Otterton.
As for the crack comparison, well... It was MatPat's theory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nMmC3YvR6M
As for who is running the city, Lionheart is implied or rumored to be waiting for His release papers to be done, so it's probably Him. After a while. I dunno.
Re: the Mutton Gang. We only see four sheep in that gang, including Bellwhether. Even if the world IS that one city --which I doubt, since other bunny communities obviously exist and presumably other species-specific groups do, too-- that is a rather small bunch to stage a government takeover. Bellwhether *assumes* other prey groups would join in --and she's probably right-- but that's a fairly risky assumption.
Re: Lionheart. He is responsible for a government cover-up. He might suggest it was for the good of the community, but what he is really attempting to do is maintain the status quo. Maintain the predator grip on political power. In RL, such a thing --especially one involving kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment-- would be politically ruinous. When interviewed, Lionheart is wearing prison garb, so presumably he's still in the slammer. Even though he was reacting to a political crisis instigated by someone else, what he did was illegal and would probably require at least a hearing. Most careers would be broken by this, or at least would require time to recover.
Even if Lionheart pulled a Bill Clinton (or a Marion Berry) and escaped unscathed, tongues would still be wagging about him.
My god... Such a serious discussion about a animated Disney movie...
Now that You mention it, it does makes sense... Who is the next ruler then, I don't know. It's possible that Gazelle takes over X3 Maybe it's Mr Big. Maybe it will have a McNasty surname, except it will be a prey. Maybe dogs will take over, if they exist in Zootopia universe.
And Ronny Reagan was a fairly good president.
Who knows?
As for other things, did You know there were supposed to be shock-collars? Those sound like I could use them in My Orwellian Bionicle story.