Zootopia - New Home"Greasy walls, rickety bed, crazy neighbors. I love it!" The first half of this Chapter shows Judy her new tiny apartment, complete with loud neighbors (
"Don't expect us to apologize for it.") Again, Judy's positive outlook twists the expectation about this lousy apartment. The next morning, Judy is up early and out the door, quick like a bunny. (All her morning movements have the 'woosh' of air sound, something I never noticed before.)
She arrives at the Zootopia Police Department. (I don't think there's a logical explanation for how she already had a police uniform.) We meet a new character, Benjamin Clawhauser, running the front desk. I've come to like this character more in re-watches. The clunky exposition and lousy joke about a donut lost in his fat folds starts things off on the wrong foot. What I like is he's a cheetah who can't move fast. That's funnier than anything here, including the overdone vocal performance.
"You probably didn't know, but a bunny can cal another bunny "cute",
but when other animals do it, it's a little..."
During the dialogue, Judy corrects Clawhauser when he calls her 'cute.' Up to now, everything about Zootopia has a direct relation to our own world, without the need to explain. This social gaffe is setting things up for later, showing how just beneath the surface are seeds of prejudice and political incorrectness, but it's oddly placed because Clawhauser's mistake isn't obvious.
Rating: * * * - Okay