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Zootopia - The Production

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The movie had a different storyline than the one which was released. The early version of the story centred Nick as the Protagonists where he lived in a world where predators had to wear tame collars which shocked them whenever they felt emotions of anger and excitement. Nick was going to be framed for a crime he did not commit and Judy was going to hunt him down. At the end of the movie the tame collars would be abolished. This script was changed as the storyline writers felt they had created a world which was too unjust and unfair and later developed Judy’s character as the main character . Here is a scene of the tame collar concept with Nick . References Halbur, Petra. "Zootopia’S Story Was Originally Going To Be Much Darker … And A Lot A Less Interesting".  Themarysue.com . N.p., 2017. Web. 14 May 2017. "Tame Collar".  Zootopia Wiki . N.p., 2017. Web. 14 May 2017. "Zootopia Was Originally A Much Darker Film".  Imgur . N.p., ...

The Lion King - The History

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The Lion King idea was first developed by Roy Disney, Peter Schieider and Katzenberg while they were out in Europe busy promoting Oliver and company. Katzenberg loved the idea of making a movie set in Africa and started coming up with more ideas of the movie. Thomas Schumancher who was one of the producers jumped onto the project and contributed. One of the earliest versions drafts of the movie were done by Thomas Disch. The story was first titled, “King of the Kalahari.” Linda Woolverton then spent a year coming up with the script and retitled it, “King of the Beast” and then “King of Jungle”. Woolvertons storyline was based on lions and baboons with Scar being the leader of the baboons and some characters such as Rafiki being a cheetah. The story line was also more violent and not child-friendly. However as more directors and producers hoped on the project things began to change. They later renamed the title to, “The Lion King.” Pocahontas was also in production during th...

The Lion King - The Plot

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The Lion King - The Characters

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1 Simba  which means lion Mufasas son who is cheerful and cant wait to be the king, but this dream was washed down the drain when his father passed away and scar the fathers brother wanted the kingship. He grows into a fairly wild and carefree adult 2 Mufasa which means Simba's father who is really good at parenting always wanted the best from his son. Proud, majestic and knowledgeable king. 3 Nala which means a gift Simba's bestfriend, but on the other side they had feelings for each other but they never admitted to love each other in a romantic way until they were reunite. 4 Pumbaa which means stunned clumsy warthog who is also a slow thinker. 5 Rafiki which means friend the baboon who knew all the secrets but he was always singing his own songs and going his own way. 6 Timon which means respect he is hyperactive and he has the brains of his own 7 Scar the cruel uncle who wanted kingship and he would do anything to get it. 8 The Hyenas there w...

The Lion King - Production

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The Lion King is an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Its development began in 1988, between Jeffrey Katzenberg, Roy E. Disney and Peter Schneider whilst in Europe promoting Oliver & Company . By fall, Thomas Disch had written the first treatment for the project (which was then known as The King of the Kalahari , later King of the Jungle , finally The Lion King ) and submitted it to the studio.  George Scribner signed on as director and was paired with Roger Allers. In November 1991, the two directors, along with a group of animators and artists, travelled to East Africa to research on the film's setting and animals. It was from this trip, that the group was introduced to the phrase "Hakuna Matata" by their tour guide.  However once they returned, Scribner stepped down from his position and went on to be a consultant for the project, leaving Allers to be paired with director Rob Minkoff.  A big issue concerning production...

The Lion King - The Setting

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The Lion King takes place in Tanzania; a republic that is located in eastern Africa. Some of the environmental landscapes that were depicted within the movie were inspired from different areas that can be found within Tanzania. The Pride Rock which can be seen at the start of the movie and also in-between was served as the central location of The Lion King universe. The setting was conceptualised from the idea of how the Pope were to greet his people within the Vatican. . Olduvai Gorge; a paleoanthropological site that is located to the east of the Serengeti Plain of Tanzania was the environmental focus point towards the scene of where the wildebeest stampede was occurring as well as the death of King Mufasa. However other scenes throughout the movie such as the jungle where Timon and Pumba resides, the elephant graveyard, and the watering hole, etc, were not based on any environmental surroundings that can be found throughout Tanzania. References: http://ww...

Zootopia - The History

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Zootopia - The Setting

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Zootopia is one of the best animation movies in the world. The main focus of the film is about prejudice (which is pre-convinced opinion that is not based on reasons or actual experience), which (prejudice) also harms everyone equally and how prejudice leads to racism (which is discrimination against ones race) . Its sound track was made by Michael Giacchis. Zootopia emerged from his desire to create something different from other animal anthropomorphic films.  It was announced in August 2013 and it was realised in March 2016. The research for the film took place in Disney animal kingdom, Kenya and also San Diego zoo safari park. reference - https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/03/zootopia-nails-the-relationship-between-prejudice.html - http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/disney-20160321-gnn2hn.html - https://consequenceofsound.net/2016/03/film-review-zootopia/

Zootopia - The Plot

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This fantasy animation centres on Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin), a female rabbit who dreams of becoming a police officer in urban Zootopia. Despite the fact that there has never been a rabbit police officer before, she overcomes this obstacle and completes her police training to the highest standard. On her first day as a police officer she is assigned parking duty and is hustled by con artist, Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman), a red fox. The next day, determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case about the disappearance of 14 predators. Partnering up with Nick Wilde, she intends to solve this mystery and is given only 48 hours to solve the case, along with a condition that if she fails she must resign.  As we follow Hopps journey, we see the 'savage' nature of animals and the governmental conspiracy behind it all. It is a film that is also jam-packed with stereotypical humour and if one is to compare this world to ou...

Zootopia - The Characters

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Judy Hopps, Police Officer Fiercely optimistic and determined, Judy dreams of becoming a police officer throughout all of her childhood. She cares deeply towards helping others in need and overall making the world a better place. Nick Wilde, Con Artist A street-smart, sly, and mischievous fox that goes by his day towards exploiting the inhabitants that reside in Zootopia with his charm and friendly demeanour for cash. Cheif Bogo, Head of the Zootopia Police Department A tall, muscular, tough, and serious cape buffalo who acts as the head of the Zootopia police department. He is against the idea of allowing Judy Hopps to work in the police department as she is a small mammal competing with the bigger mammals. Lionheart, Mayor of Zootopia The noble leader of Zootopia. Mayor Lionheart is a charming, noble, and charismatic leader who believes that all inhabitants that reside in Zootopia should be treated as equals and would take any means necessary to make tha...