My favorite movie

After Watching Zootopia

“Are you saying that because he’s a sloth, he can’t be fast?”

I thought in Zootopia, anyone could be anything.” 

This was a quote from my favorite animation movie, Zootopia. It narrated the story of the little bunny Judy, who achieved her childhood dream of becoming-animal police through hard work in Zootopia, where all animals coexist within their unique colors. 

However, I was impressed by it not only because it was a fantastic cartoon. Through this story, I detected multiple layers of the meaning of life and oneself. “Anyone could be anything,” also became the fundamental belief of how I chose to live my life. 

I grew up in a small city in Eastern China just like the bunny Judy. Seeing her ashen life before going to Zootopia, I immediately thought of my daily routine before going to the US: monotonous repetition of studying, endless homework and redundant test papers cramming into both the school bag and my mind… And my heart of challenge pulled me out from the mire of vapidity.


Thanks to my brave heart, I decided to study in the US for high school. This choice became my alpenstock to tear up the veil of a single cultural background, and the telescope to explore my passions more freely. Under the new education system, I could achieve self-fulfillment and gain a more well-rounded life, both in the classroom and beyond. 

However, as Judy felt hesitant to face the dazzling new world, I also encountered confusion about my new study life. Due to the travel ban during the Covid-19 pandemic, I had to take online courses in China at midnight. While completing essays, I racked my brain to seek proper wordings and formats, but nothing could I find unsatisfactory grades. So I started to discuss essay topics and outlines with my teacher more frequently. Although my progress seemed little, I understood that I was laying a solid foundation for qualitative change. 

Despite all obstacles, I stepped on the flight to the other continent where my dreams grew brightly. Everything seemed lively and novel to me, and I couldn’t wait to embrace it. However, the limited choices for courses became the second hindrance to chasing dreams. I tried everything including taking online courses and borrowing books from the library for self-study, but I still believed I deserved more opportunities - Texas in the small computer screen was all I knew of America, but I wanted to see more possibilities- not only of the country but also of myself.

The slow sloth became a core government official in the movie, and the ordinary rabbit became a police officer. “Anyone could be anything” encapsulates the idea of not settling for the present, and not fearing to tread the unknown. It could be overwhelming, but the process of refinding myself after getting lost defined a life worth living. Nothing has been set, and I would get to live my life the way I wanted to!