Prejudice does not require a power difference. It helps but that difference can even be local. If you think real-world racism can only be white on black then, frankly, you're out of touch with reality. Think about prejudices that face homosexuals, blacks in white areas, whites in black areas, prejudices against Muslims in the US, prejudices against Christians in the Middle East, prejudices against atheists in many countries. The groups that have power are different in different places. The world is a lot more complex than you make it out to be and that is something that Zootopia recognises.
Weird then that I never once mentioned "white on black" racism. The groups with power, "different in different places" though they may be, still have power.
Criminal stereotypes: Nick's line about there being no point in trying if no one will ever see you differently is really haunting if you think about the US justice system. Once you've been convicted for a crime it stays on your record for life. It's something employers ask about and that drastically limits your job opportunities. Few people want to hire you after that and it makes it incredibly difficult to change your life. If getting one criminal conviction is going to brand you for the rest of your life then what is the motivation, why try to move away from your criminal past when that's all anyone will ever see?
Not a working parallel because people didn't view him negatively because he'd done something bad in the past; he was attacked and muzzled because of his species/race.
Religious discrimination: No real world parallels? You didn't consider the way people avoided predators two thirds of the way through the movie to have any similarity with the way Muslims' have been and are treated in the US? The idea that all the predators are potential savages that need to be avoided is a lot like the view that all Muslim's are potential terrorists.
Actually, you're right, that one does work pretty well.
If you don't notice a score, it's probably done a good job. It should be building the mood, not getting in front of everything (musicals being the exception).
I disagree. The musical score is a big reason for my enjoyment of any movie; I focus on it greatly to give me context cues of the emotional state of the characters, or even the gist of what they're saying if I didn't catch it (this is especially true in theaters, where I can't just turn on closed captioning). If I don't notice it at all, I might miss the soul of the movie.
And as for musicals, well, Disney is good at musicals. Zootopia would have made a good musical.
Weird then that I never once mentioned "white on black" racism. The groups with power, "different in different places" though they may be, still have power.
Not a working parallel because people didn't view him negatively because he'd done something bad in the past; he was attacked and muzzled because of his species/race.
Actually, you're right, that one does work pretty well.
I disagree. The musical score is a big reason for my enjoyment of any movie; I focus on it greatly to give me context cues of the emotional state of the characters, or even the gist of what they're saying if I didn't catch it (this is especially true in theaters, where I can't just turn on closed captioning). If I don't notice it at all, I might miss the soul of the movie.
And as for musicals, well, Disney is good at musicals. Zootopia would have made a good musical.