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Actors: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Antz |
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Z goes to war after swaping places with his best friend Weaver to see his girl again (princess Bala). Z goes off to find insectopia and while he and princess bala start to fall in love with each other. They head back to the colony after finding out that the mean General Mandible is trying to destroy the colony. The colony starts to flood after the instructor doesn't listen to Z and princess bala and goes ahead with the digging of the tunnel while the colony starts to flood and they build a ladder and escape from the flood after general mandible dies after falling from the top of the colony.
--Julie, Resident Scholar
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Z is one of many worker ants. All he wants to be unique. One day, he finds out his best friend, Chip is going to fight in a battle against the termites. He trades places with him, and is the only survivor. Z soon becomes really popular, and then falls in love with the princess, Bala. He then kidnaps her to take her to a utopia, where all insects live in peace.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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This film is basically about underground survival involving ants and grasshoppers. The ants try to store as much food as they can for the coming winter, while the lazy grasshoppers want to have some of the ants' food for themselves. An all-star cast voices the rival insects, and it inspired another insect story, called A Bug's Life.
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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An insecure nebbish miner and finds dissilusionment in his lot in life. The princess decides to go slumming and meets him. He falls in love. He trades places with his buddy, a soldier ant, to try to see her again. After a battle and other adventures, he and the princesss find the mythical "insectopia," but there is a plot by the senior military to drown all the workers so only the military survives. Ultimately, Our Hero finds his confidence, saves the nest and marries the princess. Believe it or not, this movie has much brilliant satire, and has an important message of making your own choices to reach your potential.
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Antz |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- a bug
If a cartoon...
- stop motion animation
Animal talks?
Yes
We hear thoughts of animal?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- bug
Profession/status:
- slave
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...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- bug
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- bug
Profession/status:
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
- funny heat-delusions
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
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