I'm not sure it's subtle in it's coverage of racism, but it does get props for trying. Sadly the one psychotic herbivore kind of usurps a lot of the points they try and make by literally being the most racist of them all
The hervibores feared them bc they assumed the carnivores would hurt them bc they “were savages and it was in their nature”... that’s were they paralleled real life
But to elaborate on to why I said herbivores are white people is because the pig told the cheetah to go back to the forest. Kind of like white supremacists who tell people to go back to Mexico or "if you dint like it here then leave"
That was my thought process, I want to know why you think it was the other way around
The carnivores are obviously the minorities. Not only with the pig, but the fact that carnivores eat herbivores, the same way criminals prey on the weak. Not all the carnivores are bad though, in fact, most aren't, just like most minorities aren't criminals.
@badasslatina You beat me... I gotta start reading before lol
Also from a minority/majority angle: when predators and prey are at a stable equilibrium there is usually about a 10:1 ratio of prey to predators so herbivores are the majority by numbers at least.
The carnivores already hurt them - in the past. Just like imperialism hurt anyone who wasn't on top.
The same way some minorities believe that a police state is waiting to put shackles on all non-whites, the prey thought that the predators were trying to make them their meal and quarry like the bad old days.
And a lion was in charge, with his second being a sheep who was apparently tired of being looked down on and sidelined for the circumstances of her birth rather than the content of her character, but she conflated Lionheart with all predators, leading to her attempt at revolution.
I'm going with the assumption that the city is meant to represent the Western World, for the record
The Lion was basically the police arm of the sadistic rabbit. Using the carnivore to invoke fear (invoking fear of minorities)... it's no wonder the lion's no 2. was a sheep. That really isn't a philosophical stepping stone... sheep bow to power.
I'll say this... the fact we can drastically disagree on the meaning of the movie... a cartoon movie none the less, shows that the people who made it did one hell of a job.
Also... one thing. Fuck the DMV.
Might I add that it takes a Disney movie to get people openly talking about the big issues without going at each others' throats, while all the documentaries made about just about everything, rarely spark a discussion.
@lemmingoverlord I'm gonna say something so mean... not at anyone particular, don't take it personal anyone (unless your are a US citizen, then maybe we should)..
Some people; some people in the US government; might try and use WALL-E to dismantle the EPA.
We fucked up that bad.
I beg to differ. When you include animals from entirely different species, "racism" doesn't really apply anymore. I have to disagree with zootopia's portrayal of prejudice.
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A better comparison would’ve maybe been dogs being racist to “savage” wolves
That was my thought process, I want to know why you think it was the other way around
@badasslatina You beat me... I gotta start reading before lol
The same way some minorities believe that a police state is waiting to put shackles on all non-whites, the prey thought that the predators were trying to make them their meal and quarry like the bad old days.
And a lion was in charge, with his second being a sheep who was apparently tired of being looked down on and sidelined for the circumstances of her birth rather than the content of her character, but she conflated Lionheart with all predators, leading to her attempt at revolution.
I'm going with the assumption that the city is meant to represent the Western World, for the record
Also... one thing. Fuck the DMV.
Some people; some people in the US government; might try and use WALL-E to dismantle the EPA.
We fucked up that bad.