Why It Works: Zootopia's Apartment Scene | Analysis 

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So they deleted the scene because of it being too sad... They made so many movies with family member’s death...

The deleted scene should’ve been the original one. It touches reality and some grown ups and even though they don’t want it because it’s suppose to be for the kids, it will be looked so much better when you are older and it will be more touching as it is a childhood movie. I didn’t realize this for Ratatouille if I’m being honest for the quality it was put in, and also How to train your dragon 2 about how everything can fall apart at once which shows appreciation to what you have now, before you lose it later. Also it’s fucking touching when a family is reunited after 20 years but only being united in hours

Such a shame they didn't keep the original scene indeed.

I hate that kid friendly means less real

It's a shame they cut out that scene. Her grandpa starts berating about foxes and it's hilarious. "Foxes are red because they're made by the devil!" I also loved the dynamic with her mom. I must admit that both scenes are great, though.

The whole movie works. Change my mind.

I think the deleted version would have been much better. I know we are getting a zootopia 2 it was already announced, so hopefully we have more character growth from other characters who fell short.

I absolutely love the deleted scene. It's very heartfelt, as well as emotional, and offers great character development between Judy and her mother. And it gives hope that things will be all right despite what happened earlier. While I wished this scene stayed in the film, I could understand why it was cut. This is suppose to be Judy's moment of weakness, and self doubt. And any number of optimism early on would have diminished the payoff when Judy has to prove herself. I think keeping her parents close minded was important until the end when Judy finds out they hired Gideon Gray (the fox bully who treated her like garbage and is now a respected baker). It made it a nice surprise to know that Judy had changed their ways, even when she didn't realize it. Plus the whole, "your ears are droopy" thing would have been redundant if it was left in. That's what I think anyway.

Zootopia is hands down, one of the best animated films' ever made.

I think the fact that she loves her parents so much and the fact that they are ecstatic she has the “safest job on the force” so we don’t need a scene to see they’re loving parents too know that they’re loving parents.

Heck, ya made me appreciate Zootopia even more. Very good analysis, and happy birthday :D

I’m a film studies student and your descriptions regarding film terminology are so accurate and helpful, I might have to use some of it where I can. I’m about to study Whiplash and from what I’ve seen it follows a depressed student trying to get through his classes. Don’t quote me on that. And I think this could be useful. Thank you so much for this. I’ll comment again in 18 months when I get my results back for my finals to show you how much this helped x

This was a really good analysis, I love when movies take time to slow down and build on the character, maybe their emotions so far or whatever. It also helps the viewers process everything that's happened so far in the film. Also Happy Bday!!!

That scene reminded me of my time in college. Literally every day was like that for me. I felt lonely and at a low point in my life being so far from home in a new environment with no one I could comfortably talk to about how I felt. I was feeling like I had made a huge mistake in the career path I had chosen. I was frustrated due to the course work. But i couldn't tell my family about any of it because I didnt want to worry them, so Id tell them I was fine and that everything was going great. But the reality was different. Ah uwu good times.

I love this movie so much because of the message it's trying to tell, that you should never judge a person only from his/her look, that you can be more than you think. (Happy birthday by the way).

So here's my story about my experience with this film: I first saw the trailer of this (the one when Judy and Nick went to see Flash at the DMV) and I found it alright, not the best but it was okay. During the school holidays there was nothing to do, so at the cinema they showed Zootopia - before I attended the theatre I presumed the title alone would be alright or pretty good. But I disregarded those initial presumptions, this film was more than "pretty good", this film was excellent. I was just shocked of how great that film was, and I wish we have these type of films today, well some present different qualities but not all of them. Here are the beneficial aspects of it: providing depth and cohesiveness to the narrative, inherent character chemistry and development, great music, really good animation, good pacing, and a good message. I didn't have a single flaw with Zootopia, I may have a minor drawback, that contains one cringy part, but that didn't ruin the film for me at all. It's a rare occurrence to me that I actually LOVE or felt invested in a movie nowadays, I normally think a film is either - good, great, bad, shit, or pretty good. This one was another level of being one of my favourite films. This felt like an Oscar-Winning movie. My rating: 9.3/10

I love the deleted scene, it's moving because it's so real. And shows all of the important emotions in one scene. You build a stronger bond with the character too.

Because this scene made me feel what Judy felt. It presented the emotion perfectly. Also, happy b-day!

I honestly didn't see this scene in such a way this makes the movie so much more better for me...arigato gozaimasu senpai....teach me...i try looking at every movie like you do...analyze every scene and try and see what message that particular scene is trying to convey

Awesome video, I had never realized how the lighting contrast in the apartment played such a big part in how the scene felt. Also, here's hoping we'll get a sequel to RTZ before Zootopia 2 comes out! :)

I agree with you! The whole scene represents Judy's struggle to achieve her goal and it forces her to face her flaws and rise up above those who degrade her.

some part in some country was not cut,for exemple in the french cut they kept the whole metro part before entering in .note she still wear pink clothes in front of the microwave.

Are you sure we are meant to feel schadenfreude during the apartment scene? "enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others"? I doubt that is what they were going for..

Zootopia is a masterful film, and this is a masterful film. It conveys so much, even without the addition of the deleted scene (yes, please, I would still love a re-release with this deleted scene in it. It's not so changing to the story, or in any way irrelevant to the plot, and is a perfect candidate for making into a re-released film), and is always a bit of a tear jerker for me. I think it's obvious that this film was an EXTREME labour of love for the creators. Many re-writes, many re-shoots, so much footage that wasn't used, all to bring about what became, in my opinion, the greatest Disney movie of all time. Full stop. Period. I have not forgotten anything.

The alternate scene is actually my favorite. I've experienced something like that maybe a couple times and I will more in the future but seeing this and knowing that its a universal thing is actually kind of comforting.

Great video, mate, but that's not Schadenfreude

Happy birthday and great analysis on the scene.

Happy Birthday from Ireland🇮🇪! Loving your videos as always but this is your best work by far you made me appreciate the scene and overall movie so much more realistic and enjoyable. Thank you!

Great analysis for a great movie

6 minutes has never gone faster! This was fantastic!

Uggghh your analysis is just 👌👌👍

This is my 1st video & I teared up a little. I loved the break down of the scene. Happy belated birthday 🎂🎈🎉

Now that i have fulfilled my part of the legal agreement to always watch browntable's new videos on his birthday i can go on to do the less important things of my day

This may be the best Disney movie...ever. I have seen it with my kids like 10 times and every time I see it I find something I missed. It is just a well crafted film.

So this was the video that I watched a year ago and what made RU-vid recommend me Return to Zootopia few months ago. Now i feel lucky to watch this video all that time ago, i found this channel.

Pretty simple why this movie works. It's a good lesson in story arcs, like most recent Disney movies. 1. Straightforward hero's journey. Judy's arc follows it beat by beat. 2. The relationship between Judy and Nick actually follows the standard romance beat sheet, modified so that they're friends instead of lovers. 3. Sheer cuteness.

This is so deep!! I love This!!

it NEEDED a scene where her parents gave her a good advice and saying they are proud of her

Thank you for a great video! One minor thing: In my perception that's not what schadenfreude means. Schadenfreude is a feeling of joy or satisfaction, you have when something bad happen to someone who deserves it, a rival or it just becomes a more psycho like enjoyment of general misery. When I watched the film, I was there with her in the flat. Empathy/sympathy thus not schadenfreude.

I gotta say, your video analysis is awesome! I like your voice, very soothing, your vocabulary is concise and your use of movie scenes and animated scribbles help illustrate the intangible concepts as you explain them. Great stuff!

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You deserve more view and subs dude, especially your effort on your zootopia return film with its finale being so underrated

Zootopia is one of my favorite videos of all time too. Maybe my absolute favorite. My favorite scenes include, Judie’s hustle of Nick, the scene where Judy cries while apologizing and Nick forgives her, and the DMV 😂😂😂 it’s just like the real DMV! Skunk’s butt and sweet cheese and crackers was a pretty great line but that’s not a full scene so...

Like generally Zootopia is a piece of art itself Deleted version is better imo Honestly I think there should be 2 Zootopias made One child friendly And the second one the more depressing one that is more realistic about the fake perfect life and shows that utopia doesn't exist Sadly there's only one version Btw Give me Return To Zootopia OVA someday PLEEEEAAAASE

I never would have thought to deconstruct a deleted scene. You did this incredibly and gave me a whole new appreciation for Zootopia

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Another high quality video analysis, it’s strange that the more depressing a character’s “rock bottom” is, the more relatable. I’m not sure if you’d be up to it, or if it’s be a topic worth covering, but have you ever thought about discussing Zootopia’s old plot/world?

I like it... I also ometimes isolated myself in my room because I have many mistakes and I have to figure out how to make up for it...

hey man, happy birthday. I loved this video is absolutely accurate and honestly this scene has always been a favorite because it is just so "real" i think you nailed exactly what some of us think, and i really agree Zootopia portrayed Judy's parents as a little goofy and can come of as uncaring or just over-caring and i really do think that the phone call should've ended just like how it did in the deleted scene. It just added so much character and love between the hopps family showing how much the parents are scared of Judy's new job but are also acceptable with knowing that Judy got herself there and then in the end can survive where she is. Proving again that her parents are very loving and supportive of her. Just a little something i had to say!

along with the first guardians of the galaxy, Zootopia is probably the most surprising movies I've ever seen. from the trailers, I wasn't excited at all. I just expected a generic kids movie with talking animals. but damn, I was shocked at how much depth and nuance it had.

it is also a known narrative trope: the belly of the beast, or the cave, part of the hero's journey, where the hero goes and isolates himself of the outside world to find himself and his potential, and comes out renewed and ready for the final fight.

Love this movie after we watched it in english two years ago for fun and I also love in-depth analysis so I really love this video... would love to see more of these type videos and you’ve earned subscriber!

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I found this channel through Zootopia so its nice to see your breakdown of that scene

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Literally shot to shot analysis..awesome...

Great analysis! Although I found that grandpa rabbit saying "Foxes are red because they are the devil" to be quite eerie in a kids film...

I hope you eventually do the scene where Judy apologies to Nick. It's possibly my favourite scene in the film. The fact that Judy accepts that what she did was wrong and the fact that she Nick hurt so much as they formed a great friendship. And the fact that Nick kept the carrot pen which is proof that he really liked her and was broken by what she did.

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wow the tiny short clip we see of the deleted scene made me cry

Schadenfreude means that you’re happy if something bad happens to somebody else. (Karma)

The apartment kinda looks like my apartment. Also the city is pretty depressing but hey life is life.

I teared up watching that cut up deleted scene... I’d probably bawl if they kept that in... they should’ve kept that in...

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This scene REALLY reminded me of the hotel scene from Tom Hanks's Big. At first I thought it was an intentional reference, but I haven't been able to find anything on that.

You never expect a video about a apartment scene in a movie about animals

damn, when he pointed out the "she has no control over her own life", I wanted this video to have a cutaway gag of that scene of Stu pickles from Rugrats making pudding

Happy Birthday 🤟❤️ greetings from Peru 🇵🇪 You did a great analysis

Fantastic analysis 😊

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Thank you for showing us this. Sometimes the darker and more realistic scenes are better than the versions they want to show kids.

Happy Birthday! This was a great one. Loved the intro

hey, i'm from germany & i BET you definitely didn't feel "schadenfreude" while this scene. nobody does. "schadenfreude" is something funny like when someone or a friend of yours stumbles over something and he falls in a bunch of mud. that's when you would feel "schadenfreude".

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100% agree with you here. The movie was great either way, but this additional grounding and realism would’ve slammed the emotion up to a much better level. Also agree with the movie treating Judy’s parents as cutouts without much depth, which this deleted scene would’ve provided.

Fun fact: Judy can be seen wearing her pink/purple striped shirt (at 3:37) that was part of the deleted scene, but the animators forgot to change her into wearing her meter-maid vest in the final version.

Happy Birthday senpai. We stan one (1) legend: Mauricio, the maker of awesome video essays.

Happy birthday, man! Great video!

Yes more Zootopia content!!! Also love the analysis!

This is one of my fav channel of all time.

Honestly Judy, when a cop gets fitted for cement shoes, making it back home in one piece would feel like the best day ever.

Love the movie Love it even more now Thanks for the new insights and happy birthday!

I’m about to cry this was so good

i agree with you 100 percent. the deleted scene should´ve been in the movie. it was so much better than the actual scene.

Man you're to good! Why are you not that popular?

it was this scene that sold me on Judy's character and it was the Skylift scene that sold me on Nicks

OH MY GOSH I LOVE YOUR ANALYSIS!! I can see how the deleted one was good....I really like the shot of her surrounded by stuffed bunnies to show tht she misses her family. I think it's really interesting how you wanted to see how people would respond if that was the one they'd left in--with her on the train and everything, also great--and I totally agree!! Really wish they'd implemented it now!!

I really liked the video, and I hope you will do more content like this too 👌🏾. And of course, happy Birthday, I wish you a very nice day! 🎂

*So happy that this was on my recommendations* ... thanks, RU-vid! ❤

Happy Birthday.... Nick!!! 🦊

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When I rethink back ... I just realise without this ”too sad” scene.. It changed my whole life *I always thought after watching this movie I can be whatever I want in the big city* no wonder its not for kids if they put all the scene

Nice exploration and analysis, thank you for posting! I enjoyed seeing extended scene on the DVD (more architecture/world exposition!), and while it may be more intense in a self-contained way, I’m not so sure it would have worked as well in the greater context of the narrative and the complete film. Keeping the focus on Nick and Judy (whose transformations are the main story), a humiliation conga that lets us connect and sympathize with Judy (I don’t feel we’re meant to laugh with her), maintaining the tone, and having her parents diss and dismiss her is a crushing defeat that needs no further padding (that said, I do find it a flaw that they don’t give them a chance to apologize or make up for it later in the film). And, I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for that sad music joke as well. Love the way you pointed out the cinematography for isolation and contrast. Good stuff!

Love the video, love Zootopia, happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Man

I always thought she was exited about the apartment, because it's probably the first room she's had to herself. And yes later it's just lonely

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You: Zootopia is one of my favorite movies of all time - Me: [already liking the video] Finally, some bloody good opinions

Cool vid i love how u explain the whole thing....COOL