A Bug’s Life
Inspired by Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, Pixar’s second animated film “A Bug’s Life” is an inspiring story of how sometimes the smallest voice can have the strongest impact when advocating for a silent victim who stands alone against insurmountable persecution.
When an ant named Flik accidentally destroys the annual offering that his colony gathers for a tyrannical villain named Hopper, he must embark on a daring mission in search of allies to help save his colony from Hopper and his gang. Along the way, he meets a group of circus bugs who agree to aid him in his fight against the grasshoppers, but ultimately it is Flik and the rest of his colony who must find the courage to free themselves from Hopper’s malevolent grasp.
Identity is a powerful theme in “A Bug’s Life” and it is reflected most clearly in Flik, Princess Atta, and Atta’s sister, Princess Dot.
Flick is shunned by the other ants because he implements a unique way of doing things in an attempt to try and improve how things are done in the colony. Atta, on the other hand, adheres to the established traditions of her colony in the extreme as she struggles to become the leader her people needs because she feels that no one in her colony believes that she can truly lead. While both Flik and Princess Atta are unique in their colony, they ultimately discover that they must each use the other’s strengths in order to achieve what seems impossible: defeating the grasshoppers. In the end, it is Flik’s unique way of thinking that allows the ants and their “warrior” comrades to devise a plan that would enable them to fight back against the grasshoppers. Princess Atta, in turn, is able to embrace her role as the colony’s leader as she inspires her colony to rally together with Flik in order to achieve their goal. In the end, their courage is what allows the colony to finally stand up to the malevolent Hopper and allows the ants’ freedom to be restored.
Princess Dot is special in her own way. Despite being the smallest ant in the colony, she is the only one who truly has faith in Flik as he embarks on his quest to find warrior bugs to aid the ants in their fight against the grasshoppers. When Flik is forced into exile after his ruse is revealed to the colony, it is Princess Dot who goes to warn him about the grasshoppers’ attack. She is also the catalyst which inspires Flik to rekindle his courage and return to save the other ants from Hopper and his minions. While the warrior bugs are distracting the grasshoppers with their circus act, it is Dot who leads the other children as they carry out Flik’s plan to use the bird the ants made in order to scare the grasshoppers away.
This film is highly recommended to anyone who loves Pixar at its best.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.
Inspired by Aesop’s fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, Pixar’s second animated film “A Bug’s Life” is an inspiring story of how sometimes the smallest voice can have the strongest impact when advocating for a silent victim who stands alone against insurmountable persecution.
When an ant named Flik accidentally destroys the annual offering that his colony gathers for a tyrannical villain named Hopper, he must embark on a daring mission in search of allies to help save his colony from Hopper and his gang. Along the way, he meets a group of circus bugs who agree to aid him in his fight against the grasshoppers, but ultimately it is Flik and the rest of his colony who must find the courage to free themselves from Hopper’s malevolent grasp.
Identity is a powerful theme in “A Bug’s Life” and it is reflected most clearly in Flik, Princess Atta, and Atta’s sister, Princess Dot.
Flick is shunned by the other ants because he implements a unique way of doing things in an attempt to try and improve how things are done in the colony. Atta, on the other hand, adheres to the established traditions of her colony in the extreme as she struggles to become the leader her people needs because she feels that no one in her colony believes that she can truly lead. While both Flik and Princess Atta are unique in their colony, they ultimately discover that they must each use the other’s strengths in order to achieve what seems impossible: defeating the grasshoppers. In the end, it is Flik’s unique way of thinking that allows the ants and their “warrior” comrades to devise a plan that would enable them to fight back against the grasshoppers. Princess Atta, in turn, is able to embrace her role as the colony’s leader as she inspires her colony to rally together with Flik in order to achieve their goal. In the end, their courage is what allows the colony to finally stand up to the malevolent Hopper and allows the ants’ freedom to be restored.
Princess Dot is special in her own way. Despite being the smallest ant in the colony, she is the only one who truly has faith in Flik as he embarks on his quest to find warrior bugs to aid the ants in their fight against the grasshoppers. When Flik is forced into exile after his ruse is revealed to the colony, it is Princess Dot who goes to warn him about the grasshoppers’ attack. She is also the catalyst which inspires Flik to rekindle his courage and return to save the other ants from Hopper and his minions. While the warrior bugs are distracting the grasshoppers with their circus act, it is Dot who leads the other children as they carry out Flik’s plan to use the bird the ants made in order to scare the grasshoppers away.
This film is highly recommended to anyone who loves Pixar at its best.
© 2013 – 2016 Keriane Kellogg. All rights reserved.