general media Court now in session: Them's Fightin' Herds vs. the mammals of Zootopia

[Steel Accord 6,660]

So like at least some of you, I'm anticipating Them's Fightin' Herds immensely as I'm both a fan of this show and the kind of sort of spin-off and also a fan of fighting games. Like a LOT of you, I also saw Zootopia.

 

Here's the thing though, that movie left a powerful impact on my mind in many ways. The entire crux of that setting and narrative though is that predator and prey can get along in harmony. Them's Fightin' Herds places the crux of its setting and narrative on "predator" being equated with DEMONS! The kind of whom have been sealed away and are now returning to threaten the world.

 

Call me crazy, but I kind of am finding it hard to say the latter's premise is still in good conscience when all I'll be picturing is Nick's horrified reaction to how he's depicted. I mean if Them's Fightin' Herds was made IN Zootopia, it would be like that world's Birth of a Nation! . . . Okay maybe that's going a little too far, but you guys get my point right?

 

What do you all think? Has the movie made you think of the game in a slightly different light? Does it now that I've pointed it out and you cannot unsee? (Sorry.   ) Or is there an interpretation that makes the world's fundamentally different so the same standards don't apply?

 

. . . Okay that last question is only somewhat rhetorical. I think that is the case but I'd like to hear how you guys compare them.

[WriteCodes46 178]

Apples and pears, one is a Walt Disney-Pixar cutesy kids movie, the other is a fanmade beat'em up videogame. Different things, different demographics.

 

I haven't seen or played neither, by the way.

[JonasDarkmane 19,790]

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Hey there  

 

Considering that this topic has less to do with FiM or brony related material, and more to do with general media, I have moved the topic over to Media Discussion

[Steel Accord 6,660]

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Hey there

 

Considering that this topic has less to do with FiM or brony related material, and more to do with general media, I have moved the topic over to Media Discussion

 

I actually asked about that, and the census was that anything Them's Fighting Herds related as a fan game would go here. I suppose I was mistaken.

[Denim&Venöm 20,741]

Maybe think of it this way: Them's fighting herds is a proto-Zootopia. We've got a basic backstory but I would like to hear the staff elaborate on this predator/prey dynamic. 

 

If they do a Q&A live stream, I'll be sure to ask.