Talk:Bellwether/@comment-24308881-20160308140458/@comment-961279-20160310075245

Guys, Bellwether's motives are spelled out pretty clearly in the movie. It isn't something that's sprung on the audience at the last moment without reason.


 * 1) Her boss does not respect her enough to bother learning her correct name.
 * 2) When she tried calling the mayor by something other than his name, he didn't like it.
 * 3) Her office is a small room/janitor's closet in the basement (as identified by Clawhauser when he was going to be sent there) that contains a boiler. This is also another way of showing she isn't respected.
 * 4) She acknowledges that even though she has the title of Assistant Mayor, she's just a "glorified secretary", and in her opinion, the only reason why she has the job is so that the mayor could "get the sheep vote".
 * 5) He is very curt and impatient with her. Granted, he's dealing with a crisis and it's one that she's created, but that's likely not the first time he's treated her that way. That would match with the items above.
 * 6) When the mayor gives her a gift, he gives her a coffee mug where he's crossed out "Dad" and wrote "Assistant Mayor" instead of having it made with the correct phrase on it.
 * 7) She doesn't like being underestimated and underappreciated, which are the reasons that she uses to try and convince Judy to help her.
 * 8) Zootopia is comprised of 90% prey species and 10% predator species, and the leader of the city is a predator.
 * 9) Bellwether knows that if the prey species can be united behind a single cause, they would be unstoppable, and she plans on doing that by causing and maintaining fear of predators.

Most anyone that feels that disrespected for that long is very likely going to make it known they won't take that kind of treatment forever. The movie clearly shows that this is true in Bellwether's case.