Zootopia - The Weasel Chase"I popped the weasel!" The film picks up immediately with smarter complaints by the animals over Judy's ticketing, which leads to Judy beating her head against the wheel while chanting
"I am a real cop," which leads to the weasel chase that turns everything around. Judy once again shows pride and excitement for her work, ditching her meter maid gear and telling the other cops
"I got dibbs." (Love that she turns around to shout at the cops
"whoo-whoo". Pure delight.)
One of the most creative shots is the one above. Click and enlarge it. Notice the details, the sense of scale created by the narrow focus. It looks more like stop-motion and digital paint. This will go away as the chase progresses, but i like how it initially sets up the difference in sizes where Judy is now the large threat. The chase is very creative, playfully showing a wide range of ideas in this new district of Little Rodentia. The playful side of what animation can do.
There's an odd bit of stereotyping, with a Jersey Shore, Italian shrew (named Fru Fru), shopping with her friends. Her appearance is brief, and I didn't think it was going to come back later. (Jumping ahead, if anyone remembers Training Day, there's a similar character in that film who re-appears later against all probability to keep the lead from being killed.) The scene ends great though with Judy rolling the weasel into the police station, where the donut encasing him, rolls his head around like the center of a dropped quarter.
The final shot is another excellent bit of perspective. I saw this in 3D and there are a number of shots like this that use the gimmick well.
Rating: * * * - Very Good