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Actors: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phyllis Diller
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Bug's Life |
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In this fun animated film from the creators of Toy Story, we meet Flik, an ant trying to help the colony. It's spring again, and that means that the grasshoppers are coming to collest the ant's food. Flik then accidently destroys the food, and this doesn't make the grasshoppers happy. They give the ants a second chance, though, and now they must collect food by autumn. Flik then gets an idea to get warriors, and fight them. Instead of getting warriors, Flik gets circus performers. Now, Flik must create an army to fight the grasshoppers. The computer animation is amazing, and this film is really funny. Ex-Seinfeld star, Louis-Dreyfus is the Princess of the ants, while Kevin Spacey is the leader of the grasshoppers. Unlike, that other computer-animated insect film, Antz, this film is fun to watch.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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The would-be inventor ant Flik is sent to find some warriors to save the colony from some tyrannical grasshoppers.
--Emily M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Bug's Life |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- a bug
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- bug
Profession/status:
- explorer
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- bug
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- bug
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- dictator
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can fly
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
- excited
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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