I know that the entire plot is supposed to be a metaphor for race relations/white privilege/police misconduct (at least according to everyone on my social media feed), but I'm not sure I agree. Does anyone agree with the above theory? What do you think the movie represents?
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It could have an Islamic acceptance element to it also.
shareDefinitely race relations.
Mostly race and gender.
- Judy is a small female that wants to be a great cop, and everyone looks at her as if she'll never be able to do the job because of that.
- The fox/predators appear to be how black people are viewed. Judy has an underlying fear of them because of one experience with one a long time ago, and up until the end she only thinks predators can be savages.
The only way it could have been more obvious was if Nick Wilde was voiced by a black actor.
There is another way to take that also has absolutely nothing to do with the actual movie: sex/gender relations.
You could easily look at from the lens of the "predators" being men, because men are "naturally aggressive", and "can't control themselves", etc. etc. You could easily look at it as being a false metaphor for the idea that "men rape and don't even know they're doing it" or "men are misogynistic and don't even realize it" thought groups. And thus, from THAT lens, the story could easily be preaching that NOT all men are _____, just because they're male, any more than all women are ____, because they're female.
As stated, that theory literally has nothing to do with the plot or characters of this film. But it was presented to prove that with a story that contains such purposefully vague/broad concepts (so as specifically NOT to get bogged down or drown in metaphorical/allegorical nonsense), almost anyone could read almost ANYTHING into or take almost anything OUT of the story, and say "it's really saying _____".
True. However, the one big thing that felt out of place to me was the "only rabbits can call each other cute" thing. That's obviously a play on the n-word and how some black people refer to each other as it without it being acceptable for non-blacks to do so.
sharePretty sure that was actually a play on the c-word as it's only acceptable for girls to call other girls that without it being quite so offensive. Rewatch the scene if you're not convinced.
"Last question: What is the difference between a duck?" - Postal (2007)
If you need an explanation of its themes, you're stupid. Plain and simple. The movie couldn't be more heavy handed. Altough I excuse it because it's a movie for kids.
shareIt actually quite literally could have been a hell of a lot more heavy handed. I know because I've seen it.
Just in the few moments of a crappy Wonder Woman trailer, they have a scene where Steve's secretary is explaining to Diana what her job entails, and then WW quips "Where I'm from, we call that slavery". Even though there are male secretaries. And even though she literally gets paid for her work, is 100% free to go back to her own home, sleep in her own bed and use her own belongings, is likely treated well by Steve as a boss, and is 100% free to quit her paid job any time she chooses. Yet that line was thrown in, not just because they thought it was something Diana might say. But because it was a "sign of the times" SJW type of comment to make. THAT is heavy handed.
I think this film was pretty vague. Yes, it had subtle themes and ways that you could absolutely see it was addressing social issues in the real world. But it didn't get in the way of the story being told.