#JudyJuly 13th - Some of My Best Friends Are Predators (Patreon)

Zootopia OST: 

This idea is brought to you by Mattimeo! I actually progressed to her actually being able to play an instrument. I originally chose a flute and was gonna make something bright, but after considering the score I picked my second favorite track: Michael Giacchino - Some of My Best Friends Are Predators. It's heavy on the strings, which are my personal favorite instruments, and are easy to convey emotion with. Here, Judy is reliving the regret she had during this particular part of the film - her fallout with Nick after the press conference. What did it feel like for her to be her? To have that shame? To feel like you lost someone special? To believe that you could've been the reason for a societal collapse? What did it feel like to go home after not only leaving her dream behind, but feeling like she failed at it miserably? 

While I tried to think of how Judy might feel playing this, I actually channeled quite a bit of the sadness I felt after watching this scene in theaters (and every time afterwards). I'd been rooting for Jude since the beginning, but once she brought up the "biology" comment and started showing some of her other layers I immediately jumped on Nick's side, anxiously hoping Judy wasn't gonna dig too big a hole. I'd had a similar experience when I was younger and remembered that same resentment, disbelief, disappointment, and sadness that Nick had when she responded to him - that kind of experience really does hurt. But at the same time, watching Judy's mental process during this scene made me realize how our prior programming shapes us as people, and how unaware we can be towards the more poisonous traits. Judy's not perfect and neither is Nick. Nor am I. Nor is anybody. We all just have to be introspective and work through some of our more rotten layers. I'm so glad Disney tackled these realities, no matter how tense and uncomfortable they are. We just gotta keep trying to make the world a better place together!

Again, thank you guys SO much for all the ideas!

• Sports fan Judy by Colonel [7/8]
• Judy trying to learn an instrument by Mattimeo [7/13]
• Judy and her pink reading glasses from Ask Us  by Mattimeo [7/9]
• Arts and crafts day at her elementary school by Mattimeo
• Smiling during her first ride in a squad car by Cimar
• Binkying after receiving her acceptance letter by Stubat [7/12]
• Judy the gymnast by Stubat
• Judy in braces by Cimar
• Judy the bride by Cimar
• Judy the terrible cook by Reader [7/11]
• Judy training by Reader
• Judy in the wrong movie by Crooked Glasses [7/10]
• Judy as a different species by Crooked Glasses
• Judy in a different time period/ culture by Crooked Glasses
•  Judy backstage during the making of “Zootopia” by Crooked Glasses
• Judy drawn in an old Disney style (I REALLY like this one!) by Crooked Glasses
• Judy meeting other Disney rabbits
• Young Judy meeting Young Nick
• Chief Hopps inspiring a young future officer by Cas
• Judy hiding from the storm by Cas

Until tomorrow!