"Rashomon"

Several years back, I watched Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" and it made such an impression on me that I immediately looked up his entire filmography. Though I saw that his work is nearly universally acclaimed, I somehow didn't get around to watching anything else he's directed until last week.

I decided to start with "Rashomon" because its synopsis had stuck in my head and sounded very relevant for this moment in history.

Minor spoilers below.

"Zootopia"

Partners in crime investigation

"Zootopia" is an anthropomorphic animal movie, but it goes beyond imbuing animals with human characteristics: the eponymous city itself reflects human society and many of its complexities.

For her entire life, heroine Judy Hopps has heard that "in Zootopia, anyone can be anything," and now she's determined to make the world a better place by becoming Zootopia's first rabbit police officer. When she joins the force, she soon learns that not everyone's on board with anyone being anything, and that she must overcome her own prejudices to forge a friendship with Nick the fox and crack a case that could change the city's future.

Minor spoilers below.