Zootopia 2 Review: Iconic Furry Cop Comeback Sssssteps Everything All Up

 

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Title: Zootopia
Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard

Sequel to: Zootopia (2016)

Release Date: November 26, 2025



    Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back! Ever since Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing film of the previous year, Disney thought of an idea: direct sequels to their past iconic animated movies, whether it would be with Pixar or not. Disney Animation has been failing again and again, like with Strange World and Wish, so this year might get them back on their toes. Today’s movie, also the last movie of this month, is Zootopia 2, the sequel to the iconic movie, Zootopia. Linked with a $150 million budget, the movie gained a smash success of approximately $233 million in box office gross. Critics and audiences praised it for not just its animation and characters, but they also praised it for its expansion and emotional depth. Much thanks to Disney Animation learning their success mistakes, Zootopia 2 proves it is no endangered species in the sequel kingdom because it shows a visually stunning experience sprinkled with social messages.


Summary

   "Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Testing their growing partnership like never before, they go under cover in new parts of town to crack the case." - Google


Reasons

    The paws-iteve qualities of Zootopia 2 are the deep story, lovable characters, and detailed animation. The number one reason why almost everybody loves Zootopia is because of its social commentary reworded with animal context. Even if this happens to expand the prejudice messages further, it also tells us that we can be different from our family’s traditions, along with the history of Zootopia’s founding. A few unsettling themes are present to elevate the “buddy-cop comedy” into a family-friendly case with twists. Besides a good story, the characters are still as lovable as ever. Judy and Nick are provided more exploration on their pasts and struggles to make them more sympathetic. The new characters, like Gary De’Snake and Nibbles Maplestick, are added to both crack jokes and the reptile case. Since this is a Disney movie, the animation is wonderful, but it has gone more detailed than expected from the king of animation. The first movie used Maya, while the second movie used Pixar’s advanced 3D software, Presto. This switch gave them an advancement to detail the fur, enhance the lighting, and inflate the frames.
    Other paws-iteve parts of Zootopia 2 are the awesome humor, expanded world-building, and fun soundtrack. All of the jokes were funny because they did not compromise to impress either kids or adults. Other than simple animal jokes, it has crime jokes, plot jokes, and even several pop-culture references that are not preachy like Chicken Jockey or 67. A lot of the first movie’s jokes are also present to maintain the iconic soul. Going to the next good part, the worldbuilding is richer than ever before. We do not have just a city populated by zoo animals anymore. Now, we have locations that belong to diverse animals, and this expansion is making this sequel feel twice more like Zootopia. Finally, the soundtrack is that fun. As usual, Shakira returns with “Zoo,”which is a comeback that is in the spirit of “Try Everything” from the first movie. Along with her, Michael Giacchino came back to write a banger score playing in the background.


Conclusion

   Because Disney has improved from their box office and reception mistakes, Zootopia 2 is a movie that is not going to be an endangered species of sequels to popular (and well-deserved) IPs. Well, Inside Out 2 is an amazing sequel, but that’s by Pixar. Although Disney is planning on the horrible AI implementation for Disney+, they can still make great bangers for movies, especially this one. If you are a fan of Zootopia or if you just need a feel-good animated movie with depth, definitely get a treat out of this movie. It’s in theaters, so get yourself time before it leaves the game.


    Score: 10/10 (it’s an arrest, sweetheart)


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