But when she graduates, the chief, a Cape buffalo (Idris Elba), only sees her as a meek parking cop. Judy gets into the police academy as part of a diversity initiative. That doesn’t mean prejudices don’t still exist. “Zootopia’s” heroine, a rabbit named Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), leaves her rural home and worried parents to follow her dream of becoming a cop in the big city of Zootopia, where all animals, prey and predators, live in peace. The animators’ renderings of animals, from shrews to yaks to giraffes, are droll and joyous. It’s best for kids 10 and older because of its complex ideas and several scary bits. It uses the animal world to mirror humankind and our tendencies toward prejudice and stereotyping. Characters’ discussion of faith in and out of church will feel familiar to many children, but unusual to those whose families worship differently or not at all.Ĭonsistently humorous and frequently all-out hilarious, “Zootopia” is an ingenious animated parable about acceptance and tolerance. THE BOTTOM LINE: Scenes showing Anna sick and in pain, her stomach swollen, frantic moments in an emergency room, and tubes pushed up her nose and into her stomach could upset children younger than 10 and some older, so parents must consider what their kids can handle. Accept that or not, this is a moving tale of familial love. She says she went to heaven and talked to God. Then a near-fatal backyard climbing accident seems to cure Anna. With her devoted mom (Jennifer Garner), she visits a specialist in Boston, where a kind waitress played by Queen Latifah befriends them. Her middle daughter, Anna, became ill at age 10 with pseudo-obstruction motility disorder, which, as the book explains, makes it “impossible for her little body to process food or even water in the normal way.” Anna is in pain with a bloated belly, yet wasting away.
Christy Wilson Beam’s 2015 memoir of the same name inspired the film. They are devout Christians who declare their faith openly and often. The Beams are a fun family, with three daughters and lots of pets, living on a beautiful piece of land in Texas. Hollywood is taking faith-based films seriously now, and the acting and production values show it. Soft-hearted kids 10 and older, whether they’re from religious families or not, will react emotionally to this story of a dying little girl who gets well as a result of what she and her parents believe is a miracle.
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