China’s Military Has Some Thoughts On ‘Zootopia’

Seemingly everyone’s got an opinion on Zootopia, even China’s official military newspaper, The People’s Liberation Army Daily. Here’s a few excerpts from their commentary on the Disney hit, entitled “How can a sheep be turned into a ‘crazy’ scapegoat?”:

Hollywood has long been an effective propaganda machine — it has a deep understanding of the U.S.’s [political] strategies. Many Hollywood blockbusters will carefully select a topic or theme, and spare no efforts to promote America’s values and its global strategy.”

If one thinks carefully about it, if a rabbit can strike back, are there any ‘American Dreams’ ordinary people cannot realize? In cruel reality, it is always wolves that eat lambs, not lambs that eat wolves…. Hollywood easily reversed a thing so simple that even kids know it, and thus attracted a huge audience.

Comparing to [other] cartoons and video games, Zootopia is more subtle. It has no obvious hostile propaganda, no deliberate distortions, which makes it easier to lose one’s vigilance.

Hot take, China.