I had a kid last year, which means a lot of my time has been spent watching movies for children. And I am pleased to say his first trip to the movie theater was to see Zootopia 2.Now, this movie was great for a lot of reasons, but as an adult sitting in a kids movie, I was happy to not only watch something I found to be universally pleasing, but it also contained a run of cinematic references that only I'd get, which kept me engaged in the movie.Today, I found a video unpacking them that I wanted to share with you.Let's dive in.'Zootopia 2' Cinematic ParallelsI believe that we are the sum of all the filmmaking that has come before us, and we're trying to add something new to the mix that helps inspire us after. While watching a movie like Zootopia 2, you can see that in action. It's a highly original film with a lot of cool ideas, but it still finds time to reference, pastiche, or homage all sorts of films that came before it. That kind of cinematic intertextuality should be lauded; it's such a lovely letter to the medium, and it made the movie one of my favorites of the year. In the video, we see cinematography and editing that resemble: Pulp FictionThe Shining The Silence of the Lambs The Great Escape Back to the FutureRango Babe Ratatouille Tangled The Fate of the Furious Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Lion...
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