"The climactic moment of "Zootopia 2" is one that wouldn't be out of place in a Nora Ephron script. Bunny cop Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and her fox partner Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman), having struggled to communicate and express their gratitude over the course of an entire film, take a break from the action to really say how they feel about each other."
"Their emotions are high: they mutually call each other the best part of their life, someone they can't imagine being without, their pack or their fluffle (a group of bunnies). Hearing them spill their guts like they can't bear to keep their feelings in any longer, it's easy to expect this to climax in a big, bold, cinematically satisfying kiss."
"Except, it doesn't happen - and not just because it'd be a challenge for the animation team to figure out how these animals' snouts would interact in that scenario. "Zootopia 2," a very funny and entertaining but slightly insubstantial sequel to the Oscar-winning 2016 original, is ostensibly about Nick and Judy's investigation into a conspiracy in which snakes and reptiles were pushed out of the mammal paradise of Zootopia."
Zootopia 2 centers on bunny cop Judy Hopps and fox partner Nick Wilde investigating a conspiracy that pushed snakes and reptiles out of Zootopia. The film's emotional core is the evolving bond between Judy and Nick, shaped as a bickering screwball-rom-com couple. Key beats suggest romantic pairing: posing as a couple with a faux newborn, mandated partner counseling, and intimate exchanges culminating in Nick rebuilding Judy's carrot voice pen to record him saying he loves her. The climax features heartfelt declarations but deliberately avoids an on-screen kiss, leaving their relationship's romantic or platonic nature ambiguous.
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