Did anyone else catch that, or was it just me?

To me, it seems like "The Secret Life of Pets" was a spin off of "Zootopia".

Let us explore my theory on this.

A rabbit is one of the main characters in both movies.

Obviously, Snowball (SLOP) is a bad guy, and Judy Hopps (Zootopia) is a good guy. There is still a rabbit in both movies.

A fluffy, white, adorable creature is the "bad guy".

Although we think she might be adorable and under-appreciated, Assistant Mayor Bellwether (Zootopia) thinks so too, which drives her into being the "bad guy". Snowball (SLOP) was abandoned by his family when he was a pet, which drives him into being the "bad guy". They are both white and fluffy, and adorable - BUT "BAD GUYS"!

Both movies had the two main characters as an unlikely pair.

Max and Duke (SLOP) are total and complete opposites and yet they go through an adventure in New York City together. Judy and Nick (Zootopia) are a rabbit and a fox, which are enemies, are on a quest together to find out what happened to the animals who turned savage. Both pairs of teams are unlikely but end up working together really well because they bring different skills and experiences to the table in the situation that they are in.

The main character had to be smart to trick their partner into working together.

Officer Hopps (Zootopia) used Nick's popsicle stand as blackmail against him, since he did not have a permit to sell food. Max (SLOP) broke vases and scattered papers and fruit all around their apartment to make it look like Duke had destroyed everything to show him that he was the top dog in the place. Both main characters did something smart to convince their partner of something they wanted!

Both movies had a fun-loving character (or characters) who made you laugh real hard.

You can't deny the pure joy and belly laughter that the sloths from "Zootopia" brought you when you saw the movie, or even just the trailer. The guinea pig that could not find his home in "The Secret Life of Pets" was also funny, but not quite as funny as the sloths. He still made me laugh, though!

Overall, both movies were super cute and good family movies to see.

I have a pretty solid love for Disney, so "Zootopia" would be my preference of which movie I would recommend, but both movies were family-friendly and fun to watch. There are a couple of scary scenes in each movie, but they are not too long, and if you need to leave the theater with a younger child for a bit, I am sure that the other people watching the movie will understand.

Take the whole family, get a giant bucket of popcorn with lot of butter, an icee for each person, sit back, and enjoy the movie!