Several animated features of 2025 tackled very thorny issues of inclusion and identity.
“Zootopia 2,” “Elio,” “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” and “Arco” all delve into deep musings on self-identity, inclusion and even racism — so how does an artist express that through animation?
Jared Bush, co-writer and co-director of “Zootopia 2” with Byron Howard, notes that 14 years ago, he and Howard were hired for “Zootopia” and that from Day 1, “Byron and I spoke about the ability of animation to reach people. And specifically, there’s something about a world of animals that allows us to hold up this mirror to human nature and the
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