The CGI does look a bit clunky now, but the characterizations are great, the humor is quirky and doesn't fall flat, and the Hopper, the antagonist, is portrayed very well by the "then untarnished" Kevin Spacey. Thanks for the review!
I think it makes sense they tore him apart, think about it, all of them were trying to bite at him, so they more than likely fought over his body, ripping him to pieces. Hopper would have been too big for just one little chick to consume anyway. Finally his death must have been far too gruesome which is why the screen cut to black, further implying he was ripped apart
@@jaxthewolf4572 yup, I'm not 100% sure on this but if for whatever reason their prey isn't fully eaten then they'd just be left to rot in the nest until one of the chicks gets hungry again, meaning if being torn apart didn't kill Hopper then he'd be suffering his prolonged death.
Hell, in real life the conflict between the grasshoppers and the ants would probably go more like… Grasshopper: Gimme your food. Ants, in haunting unison: No, prepare to be assimilated *swarms the grasshoppers and devours them*
Ants are pretty much the humans of the bug world. They'll fuck up any other bugs due to sheer numbers Plus they farm cattle and fight wars which is pretty rad
Lucky the mantis was a boy mantis.. the girl mantis is the huge one and cannibalistic she eats her own mate for food for the baby it's very gruesome...
It’s the message that’s important. It taught me at an early age that power is not absolute as long as the public stands up for what’s right, as long as they act in the face of fear. More relevant than ever, nowadays.
The rock reference is mephor flick used for dot. She was venting to him about not being able to fly. To which Flick finds a rock and tells her to pretend it's a seed. And basically tells her that "seed" will grow into a huge tree, but it will take time. However dot does not understand where he is getting at and says " but it's a rock". Fast forwards to the scene where flick is banished and dot flies over to the circus carriage. Where flick is deflated and has given up on himself. To which then dot flies away and brings back the rock then says " pretend it's a seed okay?" Because she now knows what flick meant and is now telling flick the same thing. However the warrior circus bugs don't understand the context of the rock and thinks its an "ant things" lol so they gift Anne a rock 😂./ which basically a nod to her growing and improving herself. Hope this helps explain it! Sorry for the long comment! I loved your review. I loved this film so much, as it made me laugh a lot. You should give Antz another watch. As creepy and ugly as the art style is, you'll be surprised how DARK it is. It doesn't shy away from those themes
When I was a kid, I was kinda scared about the scene that the baby bird eating a main villain. Like it's about how close to get eaten by a baby bird then it's blacked out.
The only part of this movie that still irritates me, and while it IS understandable, it's still infuriating, the colony's reaction to finding the truth. They feel betrayed, lied to, and banish Flick. But they also...totally abandon the bird plan. Like...WHAT?! I mean, not only did they totally abandon the plan, that they could have just taken over like "ok, we're getting rid of Flick, but we can still use the plan he left behind". But no. They just leave it to gather dust like idiots, idiots who practically WANT to be walked all over for the rest of their lives! And, another thing I didn't agree with was, the queen's audacity to claim that Flick was thinking of himself first. Like, ok, I guess I understand what she was going for, that he kept the truth from them to save face, but he did ALL of this, going to the city, away from the safety of the colony, putting together a plan to scare the grasshoppers away, all for THEIR ungrateful asses! If I were Flick, I'd be really fucking pissed at them and leave of my own volition, leaving them to the fates they're resigned themselves to.
I understand how you feel... That really annoyed me as well. I think I would go back simply because it was Dot who was asking me and I wouldn't be able to look at this child and tell her I couldn't care less if her mother was killed. But hell if I would've stayed there after that. And the way they treat Flick annoys me... During the end, when he said his place was with the colony and Atta agreed, even child-me was muttering "yeah, until he makes another mistake and you all hate him again..." This is something that always pissed me off about those "underdog" stories. It never seemed people went "okay, maybe they always mess up, but that doesn't give us the right to bully and humiliate them", it always felt like "oh, they ARE useful after all, let's be kind to them now".
@@midnightfiles Here's what I would've done. After they rescue Dot, the Circus Bugs come to clear things up, but also assure Flik that neither he or the Circus Bugs understood the full context. HOWEVER, while they are bummed considering that Flik risked his life to get help, the Queen and Princess Atta are more than greatful that they saved Dot from the bird considering that even Hopper is scared of birds, so they are allowed to stay for as long as they like. However when Flik is alone with Princess Atta, Atta confesses that she and the council just wanted Flik to stay away while they gathered food, but Flik is like "I don't blame you for not believing in me given how I embarrassed you in front of Hopper. As for when PT Flea arrives, this scene could instead play out like the scene from "Cars" where during the neon light party at Radiator Springs, Lightning McQueen is suddenly found by the press, and is forced to be packed up and taken to LA for the big race, even though he clearly doesn't wanna leave cause he's grown to love Radiator Springs. Like wise, when PT Flea comes to take the circus bugs back, we get an emotional goodbye between Flik and the Circus bugs, but Flik really grew to like them and is depressed when they were forced to go back with PT. However the circus bugs are clearly fed up with PT's crap considering he only wants them back cause "Flaming Death" is what he can easily fall back on financially, so they decide "No! Flik needs our help! We're not circus bugs! We're warrior bugs!", so they hyjack the ride and head back to Ant Island.
A Bug's Life was one of my top favorite of all Pixar movies that had heart and a powerful message when it comes to the majority being treated as the minority when it comes to the tale of freedom vs. authoritarianism. Great cast and great music. Need I say more?
I really liked this movie as a kid and I still enjoy watching it every now and then. I do like some of the things about this like the fact that Dennis Leary AKA Diego from Ice Age is Francis the ladybug and that David Hyde Pierce was great a slim the walking stick "no it's because I'm a prop, a broom, a pole...a splinter". I the likes the fact that Hopper and his gang were more like a biker gang especially when he says "let's ride" and the wings sound like motorcycle engines. The "bloopers" they added were hilarious too.
its actually a thing with ants. They have a line to follow and if something blocks the line they get like the ant said "lost". If you see an ant and if you draw a circle around it he'll panic and then just stop moving. They cant find the line so they cant find their way home. Also they even got sprays that's meant to erase their lines so they cant go into your house. They have scouts so if you find one ant in your home that means they'll be back with a colony cause the scout made a line leading to where the food is. If you find their line and spray it then they cant find their way in. It's not uncanny, it's just attention to detail
The movie is good but I hated the scene where the entire Ant Colony admonished Flik for being stupid despite they're the ones who caused the plot to begin with. If anything, They're no better than Hopper and his Grasshoppers. Honestly, I picked Antz over this. At least the movie is believable than this will ever be.
Antz will always have a special place in my heart as it was one of the few movies I watched at my grandma’s house on VHS. That and original Pokemon episodes 😂 Even now, the scene that stands clearest in my mind is “who the hell is that?”
@@NephilimHunter1959 Only if you're repulsed by insects, Antz was one of the first examples of anthropomorphized insects I'd ever seen, so to me they look proper, especially the extra legs, angular faces, barely present noses, and large eyes, whereas Bug's Life and many other pieces of media are lacking that realism in the designs, which to my eyes looks weird and goofy. Antz characters are weird too, but I take them more seriously than characters that have more unrealistic, humanlike shapes.
@@rootsnootthnute8598 well that's a thing of disney almost every animal (human based) shape them to close to humans but it's common they give every modal human eyes and lips. is just they miss a point on pleasing the eyes of real people that are just here for a story. jiminy cricket is also this example that bug's life bugs have. he DID look like a cricket but they choose the one that we know. and some odd reason they don't understand why some people don't like his like and people already give them a reason. "he doesn't look like a cricket. he looks alien.". but hey at lest he's one of the unique looking characters they made so far at the time.
My dad loves this movie. He’s watched it dozens of times. And I laughed my ass off as a kid at the part where slim gets lost amongst twigs. Tried so hard to find him. My family screwed with me and said they did so I was trying so hard to find him for years. XD Anyhoo, you said a grasshopper almost ate hopper. You mean a bird.
I remember watching both Antz and A Bug's Life, can't say that they aged well but I kinda like the story Antz had. It's a little more mature and kinda dark in some area like an entire chapter dedicated to war, surviving war, and interrogating their own colony ants.
This was my FAVORITE pixar movie as a kid. I watched it so many times lol. I rewatched it at my moms house a few months ago and she was like "omg u used to love this." Also my favorite quote is when Hopper says "first rule of management: everything is your fault." That's so true!
13:00 I actually don't remember seeing those 3 after that scene. The look on everyone's faces compared to Hopper was AWESOME!!!! His stare was an unamused dead pan stare. 16:21 That scene was so hilarious
I'm so sad, a week ago my pet goldfish died, it wasn't just a random Goldfish either, it was albino and attached to me, it learned when he was being fed and I saved him from anchor worm parasites twice, come to find out he didn't just die, my friend unplugged his oxygen because it was annoying them and he suffered, I'm very heartbroken about it
I think that the reason the mantis's wife is a moth is so he can avoid getting eaten by a female of his species... Also, when I was little, I used to call the bird a "firebird" because it's colors reminded me of fire. Lol
the whole rock thing was at the start of the movie before the hoppers showed up. flik couldn't get a seed but gives a rock to dot and tries to get her to pretend it's a seed. trying to tell her she's still a seed and needs time to grow into a tree. than it became a gag about the rock two times of the movie. dot give to flik and wants him to pretend it's a seed to cheer him up. "what's with the rock?" "must be an ant thing." than the ending "what's with the rock?" "must a circus thing." XD
Fun fact: a female black widow can go up to a month without food or water so if that's realistic in this movie, that character probably just never got hungry ^^' though if the movie WAS realistic then RIP the main character since male ants only live long enough to have a one night, or day (depending on species) stand before they kick the bucket ^^'. One way to go out ig
Old commet of yours but yeah you are right about male ants. All the worker and soldier ants are female, both this Pixar movie and the Antz got this basic fact about ant colony wrong, and same is true for wasps and bees, but most films get this thing wrong for some reason.
@@turkoositerapsidi yeah a lotta films get a lot wrong about multiple species of animals, insects and spiders probably only get it the worst because they're under studied and most people are scared or creeped out by them so refuse to do any research, even though fear inherently stems from the unknown and one of the best ways to beat fear is with knowledge ^^'. Though the ant thing is probably partly trying to humanize insects and partly most probably don't know that ants and bees are related, termites and cockroaches are related, those two groups are too far removed from each other on the evolutionary tree to share the same adaptations so it wouldn't be wrong if either ant related movie had simply replaced their main characters with termites, buuut ig the little squishy bois aren't cute enough so they just had to go with the armored 40% leg creatures ^^'
@@discordiacreates6669 Yeah, arthropods are so different from mammals and other vertebrates that for many people they are propably too strange to find cute or something like that. I think many of them are pretty cute and cool, but that is not majority's opinion. Unfortunately people may find them disgusting, but that is not inherent, because many people are fine eating water arthropods like crabs, but might think pill bugs are nasty, even tho both are a kind of crutstacean. Termites have very similar society as ants or bees, but as you said they have more egalitarian structure as the workers and soldiers can be males as, well and termite kings exist. Do people find termites less cute because they are cockroaches? Is this fact even very well known? Even tho most cockroaches are not house pests, but those that are, can be very bad thing for the place. At least Antz film had termites there but only as enemies, and ants had 6 legs. And then there is the Bee movie, but I think it had other very strange stuff in it as well.
@@turkoositerapsidi yeah I am one of those people that find most arthropods cute and actually moreso because they're so alien from mammals on the surface, though do share multiple same organs with larger and more complex species even though they're much smaller and sometimes contorted into different shapes just because of how they need to fit inside of sometimes very strange outer body plans. Is nice though when any animated piece puts the correct number of legs on insects and spiders respectively and there's definitely films that do so, like the animated and pretty uncanny looking James and the Giant Peach movie adaptation To answer your question though on termites, I believe most stop at the fact that termite and capenter ant species (of which there are multiple of both in different areas of the world) chew dead and especially decaying wood and have no interest beyond how quickly they can kill them. Also sad to note the part about them especially going for already decaying wood over dry and still structurally stable pieces, so they're often both blamed for failing house foundations when they're actually attracted to certain mold and fungus species that they feed on so they're not truly after the wood, but what's likely already taking a hold inside of decaying pieces. So, that being said, I believe most people are currently unaware that ants and bees are not that far removed on the evolutionary tree and neither are termites and cockroaches, though the latter group should honestly be a bit easier to figure out based on some pretty easy to spot observations anyone can make. Unlike ants, termites have a more compressed body plan and very short neck, a soft abdomen not designed for defense and are usocial (not 100% spelling but isn't unsocial), though the last bit applies to all colonial species. Now look at what cockroaches look like and how they behave because they also have the same compressed body plan, some with the top plate of their thorax actually covering their neck and the back of their head, they also tend toward setting up a colony of both males and females of multiple different generations and a lotta them are attracted to wood and leaf litter. Termites, are just a branch off of the cockroach tree that decided to shrink in size and become farmers while ants are probably specifically a branch off of the wasp tree that decided the ground is awfully cozy so lets stay underground forever. Why exactly I'm guessing wasp in specific is not only due to the similarity in body plan to many wasp species, but also that a wingless wasp species does actually exist known as a velvet ant due to just how closely it resembles its ant cousins. Said wasps are more visibly fuzzy compared to most ant species though but they are quite pretty. They are also asocial as some wasp species are (namely spider wasps and other parasitic species that prey on caterpillars) and have an incredibly painful and potentially dangerous sting ^^' please look but don't touch unless gloves are involved and you're very gentle with them
The CG animation did not age well, but it's still a Pixar movie enjoy to this day. As for Hoppers final moments, I actually compare his death to Dotson in the Lost World book, getting eaten alive by the offsprings of the predator.
It kind of sucks that Dodgson didn't die the same way in Dominion. But then again, they already gave his book death to Peter Ludlow, so I guess they decided to go with the dilophosaurs attacking him and tie it in with Nedry's death instead.
I love the lady bug i also love how Francis confronts the fly, also I don't know if you know the actor or watched the animated film but the lady bug is Denis leary the same guy who did Diego from the ice age franchise and the mantis is voice by the professor from the lost in space 1965 series. Also dims roar is the buck rex from the lost world and it was heard earlier when he was first introduced, but then again same thing.
I will admit, when I watched this movie over 20 years ago, I actually got traumatized by Hopper getting eaten alive. It still disturbs me even to this day. Also, I have three young ant colonies and so every time I see reviews about this movie or even about "Ants", I have to remind myself that they're fictional characters and that they're not gonna follow the logic of actual ants such as how male ants don't work like worker ants (they in fact have wings and their only purpose is to mate with virgin queen ants from other colonies), queen ants don't pass the ranks down from generation to generation, all queens leave their birth colony to (hopefully) start their own, and baby ants don't start out as looking the same as their adult counterparts (they're not like, say, the praying mantis, which start out as basically baby versions of the adult counterparts but without wings) and instead start out as larvae after hatching. Yeah, I can definitely tell that I'd have a hard time trying to look past the cartoon logic when it comes to the ants since I've done my research on the actual ants and have three young colonies of my own. But at least I'd enjoy the humor and the plot
This movie is forgotten and one of my favorite Pixar movies, with a strong villian. It's hilarious too- especially when Pixar movies used to add bonus outtakes where the characters were just actors. I never found the designs of the insects and arachnids uncanny- except for only having two arms and legs when we know insects are born with 6 legs. Now Antz, the Dreamworks lookalike ...THAT was uncanny.
As fun as this movie is, one thing that drove me nuts, was that Flik gets outcasted for unknowlingly getting circus bugs that he mistook for warriors, when they literally told him to leave the island to find help, which was really just a way to get him outta their hair after his mishap with the food offering.
For some reason, I preferred Antz over Bugs Life? I think bc the plot to Antz felt fresh compared to BL. You should give Antz a shot, there's a legit horrifying war scene. The plot does seem like it doesn't really know where to go, but it was def different.
Now you're going to have to probably review ants just to relive those cringy memories xD you sure made some excellent points on how creepy they were even as a kid i noticed it
Hoppers death is more horrifying then you think as if the mother bird fed the babies properly hopper wouldve been torn into three segments and fed to each baby bird. Unfortunately we'll never know for certain either way top 10 movie villian deaths right there.
I remember watching A Bug's Life a few times when I was little (and then never watching it again as I got older, like you said.) I also recall being absolutely terrified of Hopper. He legitimately scared me as a kid. 😂
In my opinion, I've always found the animation to be beautiful in this film. It has that nice glossy feeling to it, like with Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Cars, which are among some of my favourite pixar movies. Sure, it couldn't hold a candle to what they're making now (not even close). Though, I will admit that the story is a bit "cliché" I don't care. Flik was an amazing protagonist who deserved the respect he earned in the end. Atta... I didn't like her as much as a kid, but she's grown on me and I can see why she's so hard on him throughout the movie, but I'll always appreciate her for standing up to Hopper when he's about to crush him. Dot was a welcomed tritagonist and I liked the dynamic she shared with Flik. She was the driving force behind him coming home and helped him to expose Hopper's plan to squish the Queen. As for the circus bugs, well... I've always liked Rosie. She was the kindest to Flik and always believed in him. Sure, she was frightened about the prospect of fighting the grasshoppers and tried to leave, which is fair since she was gonna be drafted into war essentially. But I'll always applaud her for remaining loyal to Flik. Manny was a strict but fair-toned mantis who was critical of Flik at the beginning, but warmed up to him overtime and helped keep the grasshoppers busy whilst he was setting up the bird. Dim was a gentle giant and I liked the fact that he vouched for Flik in his hour of need by mentioning that he helped bring value back into their lives. Heinrich, Francis and Slim, I thought they were a fun trio and I liked how Francis gradually changed from being a short-tempered schmuck into an even-tempered, self-sacrificing hero. Gypsy felt underused but I liked how sweet she was too. (I had a crush on her as a kid alongside Atta.) Lastly, there's Tuck and Roll. They're... fine. A bit obnoxious and stereotypical but were funny in moderation. Hopper was a great villain though (despite the fact he's voiced by Kevin Spacey, who is a well-known sex offender). As for Molt? I liked him decently enough and was glad to see him redeemed near the end. Thumper was scary to me as a kid, but as an adult, he still gives me chills. P.T. Flea? I hated as a kid... but he's grown on me. As for the council, I didn't like the old chaps who kept badgering Flik. The Queen was a good parental figure and actively pushed Atta to do better. Dr. Flora cared for the colony too. (I can't remember the ant's name who helps direct the others around a leaf. But he was in the council too.) Music was very well-orchestrated. The voice acting was decent, even the child actors did a good job, especially Dot's. Overall... 8/10. Good Movie.
A Bug's Life is such a great movie even if the character designs are a bit off. Your laugh is positively infectious by the way. Just hearing your laugh and seeing those scenes made me laugh even though they didn't on their own.
Fun fact: One of the inspirations for this film was Seven Samurai from 1954. I remember watching this movie on VHS as a kid. Looking back now, the character designs are pretty uncanny with the humanized teeth and eyes, but I'd imagine they wouldn't look as endearing to children if they had more realistic eyes and faces. XD The ending with Hopper getting eaten alive by the baby chicks was and is still really disturbing, but the chicks are also really cute. XD Kudos to Kevin Spacey's performance and the rest of the cast members for bringing their characters to life. Also, who else remembers the cute animation short before the movie about the two old men playing checkers? And who else remembers the bloopers at the end of the film? XD Now I'm curious about your thoughts on Monsters, Inc and Bolt.
Growing up hoppers death scene actually scared me. It was one of the only times in any kids movie you actually saw a villian scared and beding for their life the way he did, apart from maybe scar? Also, id love a scientificically accurate movie about ants. Like one were they are all girls and just do ant stuff.
You should review Antz I think Antz is supposed to be a more mature story than Bug's Life since Antz is PG and A Bug's Life is G You're right about the uncanniness
Man this was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and Flick standing up to hopper with all his CGI bruises was always my favorite part; second only to the gory battle scene the ant kids painted on the leaf! Cracked me up every time 🤣
Gypsy moth is still really pretty to me, she is my favorite of the circus bugs, followed by Rosie the spider. I just enjoyed whenever they were on screen.
I just found your channel and it brings back memories. My daughter was 10 when this movie came out and this review catches it perfectly. By the way, the core story of “A Bug’s Life” is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai,” like “The Magnificent Seven” was back in my childhood days. Great observations! Good job! Thanks for reminding us of Disney’s better days.
You should check out an insect-focused fantasy game called Colony. It has some really cool ideas like butterfly sorcerers, grasshoppers bards, and mantis monks. I'm an artist on the project, and I think you'll love it!
The rock is a Seed. He was trying to explain to Dot, how a tiny seed grows into a giant tree but he didn't have a seed, so he used a rock. It's a pretty funny scene.
honestly the show have a great message through Hopper’s character and how he describes what happens if the Ants were to ever revolt against the grasshoppers demands
Spiders can go weeks to months (depending on age) without eating. So the black widow wouldn't have needed to eat anything. But ya, they would eat often if there's plenty of food around to catch.
Alteori: When I first saw this, I was a literal child, I had a crush on Hopper. Hopper: WHAT!? EXCUSE ME?! Let's just think about the logic, shall we? Let's just THINK about it for a second!
The first bird 🐦 that tried to eat hopper was a Bluejay, it's also supposed to be the reason why he is blind in one eye. The bird that ate hopper in the end was a Robin.
i can’t express the pain in my stomach from laughing at the rollie pollies fighting cause why did he smack him so hard for dancing for too long then they don’t speak english so when they argue it’s hilarious 🤣
You describing how the spider basically see all these ants as food is basically you describing Alex seeing everyone as Steak in Madagascar, at least that’s what your reminding me of
I saw the majority of the characters look cute enough I believe it was just the grasshopper that really hit a little too close to that Valley and I think it might have to do with their coloration being so neutral tone and the way they move
I love how "A Bug's Life" is a very fucked up version of the fable "The Ant & The Grasshopper," and I wonder if that was an inspiration for the film, because it feels rather obvious.
I’m not gonna lie but when I watch the movie it shows that we came a very long way I mean like look at this to today’s Disney Pixar movie it’s showing that it improved graphics got better the movements get more fluent and smoother.
Hopper getting eaten by Mama Bird's chicks reminds me of Michael Crichton's novel: *"THE LOST WORLD"* where the main villain Lewis Dodgson is being fed to the infants of a T. rex family (one of the infants has a broken leg thanks to Dodgson as he tried to steal eggs from the Rex Nest), which was changed in the film adaptation into Peter Ludlow's demise inside the S.S. Venture (though it could've been more effective if they didn't replaced the original music cue: "Ludlow's End" or cut an earlier scene back in "Site B" that shows Junior rex getting injured by a drunk & trippy Ludlow).
Hello Alteori. You forgot to say "we answer", the last part of your outro, lol. One of my favorite childhood movies from Disney, was young when I saw it. First time I'd watched was on cassette tape, sometimes it plays on the Disney channel. There is also a video of it on PlayStation 1 but I played the demo version, I like it. Kinda wonder if there's going to be "A Bug's life 2", that I would see. Anyway, another great video, Alteori, I like it, see you in the next one.
one thing I have a problem about this film is when the ants banished Flik, they decide that the bird isn't even gonna work. Regardless that they know Hopper has a phobia of birds, they decide because Flik betrayed them they just straight up abandoned his idea which could've saved a lot
Oh no.... My mind is thinking of Alteori as Uzaki, and also on a farm... Either Wholesome or something else not good... Either way, your laughing is so cute! (^w^) I hate Simping... But I don't know anymore.
to be fair, it's on the earlier side of pixar's release lineup, back when cgi and computer animations could only look good for pixar with proper funding
I grew up watching both A Bugs Life and Dreamworks' Antz side by side since I had CDs of them. My memories prefer the latter when it comes to nostalgia (the marching song, oh god) but the former is also memorable and fun. I remember being fascinated with Dot.
The CGI does look a bit clunky now, but the characterizations are great, the humor is quirky and doesn't fall flat, and the Hopper, the antagonist, is portrayed very well by the "then untarnished" Kevin Spacey. Thanks for the review!
The ending with hopper getting eaten by the bird still sends shivers down my spine
Especially with hopper's screams 😨
@@firemiracle So true
One of the more scary deaths in Disney’s death count
My vision for Hopper's death was so much more horrifying, it always seemed to me like he was ripped apart and eaten alive by the baby birds.
I too thought he was torn apart
But they were so cute 😍
I think it makes sense they tore him apart, think about it, all of them were trying to bite at him, so they more than likely fought over his body, ripping him to pieces. Hopper would have been too big for just one little chick to consume anyway. Finally his death must have been far too gruesome which is why the screen cut to black, further implying he was ripped apart
@@jaxthewolf4572 yup, I'm not 100% sure on this but if for whatever reason their prey isn't fully eaten then they'd just be left to rot in the nest until one of the chicks gets hungry again, meaning if being torn apart didn't kill Hopper then he'd be suffering his prolonged death.
@@zeonianking2983 They really are! Enough to provoke parental instincts!
"I'm the only stick with eyeballs"! Gets me everytime.
Love the mosquito asking for a “Bloody Mary O Positive” and then proceeding to get drunk. That was my favorite part of the movie.
What about “HEY, I SAID NO SALT!!”?
Fun fact: That mosquito is voiced by the guy who voices Squidward!
@@CJCroen1393 Side fact: Both voice actors for Plankton and Patrick played as two random guards in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
For a second, I though you were talking about the mosquito from the Bee Movie, when he gets job as a lawyer.
That grasshopper is lucky he outsized the mantis, if the mantis was bigger, it would've been a very gruesome end to Mr hopper
Hell, in real life the conflict between the grasshoppers and the ants would probably go more like…
Grasshopper: Gimme your food.
Ants, in haunting unison: No, prepare to be assimilated *swarms the grasshoppers and devours them*
Ants are pretty much the humans of the bug world. They'll fuck up any other bugs due to sheer numbers
Plus they farm cattle and fight wars which is pretty rad
@@stupidandboot4507 I guess that makes wasps flying orcs, then...
Lucky the mantis was a boy mantis.. the girl mantis is the huge one and cannibalistic she eats her own mate for food for the baby it's very gruesome...
It’s the message that’s important. It taught me at an early age that power is not absolute as long as the public stands up for what’s right, as long as they act in the face of fear.
More relevant than ever, nowadays.
I think this is an immortal message. It will always be relevant...
The rock reference is mephor flick used for dot. She was venting to him about not being able to fly. To which Flick finds a rock and tells her to pretend it's a seed. And basically tells her that "seed" will grow into a huge tree, but it will take time. However dot does not understand where he is getting at and says " but it's a rock". Fast forwards to the scene where flick is banished and dot flies over to the circus carriage. Where flick is deflated and has given up on himself. To which then dot flies away and brings back the rock then says " pretend it's a seed okay?" Because she now knows what flick meant and is now telling flick the same thing. However the warrior circus bugs don't understand the context of the rock and thinks its an "ant things" lol so they gift Anne a rock 😂./ which basically a nod to her growing and improving herself.
Hope this helps explain it! Sorry for the long comment! I loved your review. I loved this film so much, as it made me laugh a lot.
You should give Antz another watch. As creepy and ugly as the art style is, you'll be surprised how DARK it is. It doesn't shy away from those themes
When I was a kid, I was kinda scared about the scene that the baby bird eating a main villain. Like it's about how close to get eaten by a baby bird then it's blacked out.
The only part of this movie that still irritates me, and while it IS understandable, it's still infuriating, the colony's reaction to finding the truth. They feel betrayed, lied to, and banish Flick. But they also...totally abandon the bird plan. Like...WHAT?! I mean, not only did they totally abandon the plan, that they could have just taken over like "ok, we're getting rid of Flick, but we can still use the plan he left behind". But no. They just leave it to gather dust like idiots, idiots who practically WANT to be walked all over for the rest of their lives! And, another thing I didn't agree with was, the queen's audacity to claim that Flick was thinking of himself first. Like, ok, I guess I understand what she was going for, that he kept the truth from them to save face, but he did ALL of this, going to the city, away from the safety of the colony, putting together a plan to scare the grasshoppers away, all for THEIR ungrateful asses! If I were Flick, I'd be really fucking pissed at them and leave of my own volition, leaving them to the fates they're resigned themselves to.
Thank you! Like I said in the beginning, they're freaking stupid 😄 they don't deserve Flik
Bro same. My problem with protagonists like Flick is that they take way too much shit from the people around them.
@@GJBattles The "token doormat".
I understand how you feel... That really annoyed me as well. I think I would go back simply because it was Dot who was asking me and I wouldn't be able to look at this child and tell her I couldn't care less if her mother was killed.
But hell if I would've stayed there after that.
And the way they treat Flick annoys me... During the end, when he said his place was with the colony and Atta agreed, even child-me was muttering "yeah, until he makes another mistake and you all hate him again..."
This is something that always pissed me off about those "underdog" stories. It never seemed people went "okay, maybe they always mess up, but that doesn't give us the right to bully and humiliate them", it always felt like "oh, they ARE useful after all, let's be kind to them now".
@@midnightfiles Here's what I would've done. After they rescue Dot, the Circus Bugs come to clear things up, but also assure Flik that neither he or the Circus Bugs understood the full context. HOWEVER, while they are bummed considering that Flik risked his life to get help, the Queen and Princess Atta are more than greatful that they saved Dot from the bird considering that even Hopper is scared of birds, so they are allowed to stay for as long as they like. However when Flik is alone with Princess Atta, Atta confesses that she and the council just wanted Flik to stay away while they gathered food, but Flik is like "I don't blame you for not believing in me given how I embarrassed you in front of Hopper.
As for when PT Flea arrives, this scene could instead play out like the scene from "Cars" where during the neon light party at Radiator Springs, Lightning McQueen is suddenly found by the press, and is forced to be packed up and taken to LA for the big race, even though he clearly doesn't wanna leave cause he's grown to love Radiator Springs. Like wise, when PT Flea comes to take the circus bugs back, we get an emotional goodbye between Flik and the Circus bugs, but Flik really grew to like them and is depressed when they were forced to go back with PT. However the circus bugs are clearly fed up with PT's crap considering he only wants them back cause "Flaming Death" is what he can easily fall back on financially, so they decide "No! Flik needs our help! We're not circus bugs! We're warrior bugs!", so they hyjack the ride and head back to Ant Island.
Bug life was one of Pixar’s funniest
And hopper is one of the best villains, and one of the most brutal deaths
A Bug's Life was one of my top favorite of all Pixar movies that had heart and a powerful message when it comes to the majority being treated as the minority when it comes to the tale of freedom vs. authoritarianism. Great cast and great music. Need I say more?
I really liked this movie as a kid and I still enjoy watching it every now and then. I do like some of the things about this like the fact that Dennis Leary AKA Diego from Ice Age is Francis the ladybug and that David Hyde Pierce was great a slim the walking stick "no it's because I'm a prop, a broom, a pole...a splinter". I the likes the fact that Hopper and his gang were more like a biker gang especially when he says "let's ride" and the wings sound like motorcycle engines. The "bloopers" they added were hilarious too.
its actually a thing with ants. They have a line to follow and if something blocks the line they get like the ant said "lost". If you see an ant and if you draw a circle around it he'll panic and then just stop moving. They cant find the line so they cant find their way home. Also they even got sprays that's meant to erase their lines so they cant go into your house. They have scouts so if you find one ant in your home that means they'll be back with a colony cause the scout made a line leading to where the food is. If you find their line and spray it then they cant find their way in. It's not uncanny, it's just attention to detail
The movie is good but I hated the scene where the entire Ant Colony admonished Flik for being stupid despite they're the ones who caused the plot to begin with. If anything, They're no better than Hopper and his Grasshoppers. Honestly, I picked Antz over this. At least the movie is believable than this will ever be.
The designs for Antz are so ugly though
Antz also had the war with the termites, which was badass as hell
Antz will always have a special place in my heart as it was one of the few movies I watched at my grandma’s house on VHS. That and original Pokemon episodes 😂
Even now, the scene that stands clearest in my mind is “who the hell is that?”
@@NephilimHunter1959 Only if you're repulsed by insects, Antz was one of the first examples of anthropomorphized insects I'd ever seen, so to me they look proper, especially the extra legs, angular faces, barely present noses, and large eyes, whereas Bug's Life and many other pieces of media are lacking that realism in the designs, which to my eyes looks weird and goofy. Antz characters are weird too, but I take them more seriously than characters that have more unrealistic, humanlike shapes.
@@rootsnootthnute8598 well that's a thing of disney almost every animal (human based) shape them to close to humans but it's common they give every modal human eyes and lips. is just they miss a point on pleasing the eyes of real people that are just here for a story. jiminy cricket is also this example that bug's life bugs have. he DID look like a cricket but they choose the one that we know. and some odd reason they don't understand why some people don't like his like and people already give them a reason. "he doesn't look like a cricket. he looks alien.". but hey at lest he's one of the unique looking characters they made so far at the time.
My dad loves this movie. He’s watched it dozens of times. And I laughed my ass off as a kid at the part where slim gets lost amongst twigs. Tried so hard to find him. My family screwed with me and said they did so I was trying so hard to find him for years. XD Anyhoo, you said a grasshopper almost ate hopper. You mean a bird.
I remember watching both Antz and A Bug's Life, can't say that they aged well but I kinda like the story Antz had. It's a little more mature and kinda dark in some area like an entire chapter dedicated to war, surviving war, and interrogating their own colony ants.
This was my FAVORITE pixar movie as a kid. I watched it so many times lol. I rewatched it at my moms house a few months ago and she was like "omg u used to love this."
Also my favorite quote is when Hopper says "first rule of management: everything is your fault." That's so true!
My favorite part that makes me laugh over and over again is when they see the painting and the caterpillar go pale I'd funny
Yea cause he was dead 🤣
Sure the designs might make you uncomfortable but at least it's better than the Nightmare fuel the Ant Bully is
13:00 I actually don't remember seeing those 3 after that scene. The look on everyone's faces compared to Hopper was AWESOME!!!! His stare was an unamused dead pan stare.
16:21 That scene was so hilarious
I'm so sad, a week ago my pet goldfish died, it wasn't just a random Goldfish either, it was albino and attached to me, it learned when he was being fed and I saved him from anchor worm parasites twice, come to find out he didn't just die, my friend unplugged his oxygen because it was annoying them and he suffered, I'm very heartbroken about it
Your “friend” will get what’s coming to them, sorry for your loss
If a "friend" of mine caused a pet to die by cutting off their oxygen, I'd cut off *their* oxygen too. :)
Alteori: "I don't know why I was crying"
A little while later: "LOOK, HE'S CRYING, TOO!"
Oh, she's too pure for this world.
I grow up watching Antz iv must have watch it dozens of times as a kid and love it. The war scene with the termites was awesome.
I think that the reason the mantis's wife is a moth is so he can avoid getting eaten by a female of his species... Also, when I was little, I used to call the bird a "firebird" because it's colors reminded me of fire. Lol
That makes sense honestly. Just like Rose would have eaten all her husbands. Also the Mantis is named Manny and the Moth' s name is Gypsy 🙂
@@jaxthewolf4572 It’s been forever since I’ve seen this movie, so I couldn’t really remember their names. Lol
@@KristenHarmala I know what that's like, forgetting names 😅
the whole rock thing was at the start of the movie before the hoppers showed up. flik couldn't get a seed but gives a rock to dot and tries to get her to pretend it's a seed. trying to tell her she's still a seed and needs time to grow into a tree.
than it became a gag about the rock two times of the movie. dot give to flik and wants him to pretend it's a seed to cheer him up. "what's with the rock?" "must be an ant thing." than the ending "what's with the rock?" "must a circus thing." XD
Fun fact: a female black widow can go up to a month without food or water so if that's realistic in this movie, that character probably just never got hungry ^^' though if the movie WAS realistic then RIP the main character since male ants only live long enough to have a one night, or day (depending on species) stand before they kick the bucket ^^'. One way to go out ig
Old commet of yours but yeah you are right about male ants. All the worker and soldier ants are female, both this Pixar movie and the Antz got this basic fact about ant colony wrong, and same is true for wasps and bees, but most films get this thing wrong for some reason.
@@turkoositerapsidi yeah a lotta films get a lot wrong about multiple species of animals, insects and spiders probably only get it the worst because they're under studied and most people are scared or creeped out by them so refuse to do any research, even though fear inherently stems from the unknown and one of the best ways to beat fear is with knowledge ^^'. Though the ant thing is probably partly trying to humanize insects and partly most probably don't know that ants and bees are related, termites and cockroaches are related, those two groups are too far removed from each other on the evolutionary tree to share the same adaptations so it wouldn't be wrong if either ant related movie had simply replaced their main characters with termites, buuut ig the little squishy bois aren't cute enough so they just had to go with the armored 40% leg creatures ^^'
@@discordiacreates6669 Yeah, arthropods are so different from mammals and other vertebrates that for many people they are propably too strange to find cute or something like that.
I think many of them are pretty cute and cool, but that is not majority's opinion. Unfortunately people may find them disgusting, but that is not inherent, because many people are fine eating water arthropods like crabs, but might think pill bugs are nasty, even tho both are a kind of crutstacean.
Termites have very similar society as ants or bees, but as you said they have more egalitarian structure as the workers and soldiers can be males as, well and termite kings exist.
Do people find termites less cute because they are cockroaches? Is this fact even very well known? Even tho most cockroaches are not house pests, but those that are, can be very bad thing for the place.
At least Antz film had termites there but only as enemies, and ants had 6 legs. And then there is the Bee movie, but I think it had other very strange stuff in it as well.
@@turkoositerapsidi yeah I am one of those people that find most arthropods cute and actually moreso because they're so alien from mammals on the surface, though do share multiple same organs with larger and more complex species even though they're much smaller and sometimes contorted into different shapes just because of how they need to fit inside of sometimes very strange outer body plans. Is nice though when any animated piece puts the correct number of legs on insects and spiders respectively and there's definitely films that do so, like the animated and pretty uncanny looking James and the Giant Peach movie adaptation
To answer your question though on termites, I believe most stop at the fact that termite and capenter ant species (of which there are multiple of both in different areas of the world) chew dead and especially decaying wood and have no interest beyond how quickly they can kill them. Also sad to note the part about them especially going for already decaying wood over dry and still structurally stable pieces, so they're often both blamed for failing house foundations when they're actually attracted to certain mold and fungus species that they feed on so they're not truly after the wood, but what's likely already taking a hold inside of decaying pieces. So, that being said, I believe most people are currently unaware that ants and bees are not that far removed on the evolutionary tree and neither are termites and cockroaches, though the latter group should honestly be a bit easier to figure out based on some pretty easy to spot observations anyone can make. Unlike ants, termites have a more compressed body plan and very short neck, a soft abdomen not designed for defense and are usocial (not 100% spelling but isn't unsocial), though the last bit applies to all colonial species. Now look at what cockroaches look like and how they behave because they also have the same compressed body plan, some with the top plate of their thorax actually covering their neck and the back of their head, they also tend toward setting up a colony of both males and females of multiple different generations and a lotta them are attracted to wood and leaf litter. Termites, are just a branch off of the cockroach tree that decided to shrink in size and become farmers while ants are probably specifically a branch off of the wasp tree that decided the ground is awfully cozy so lets stay underground forever. Why exactly I'm guessing wasp in specific is not only due to the similarity in body plan to many wasp species, but also that a wingless wasp species does actually exist known as a velvet ant due to just how closely it resembles its ant cousins. Said wasps are more visibly fuzzy compared to most ant species though but they are quite pretty. They are also asocial as some wasp species are (namely spider wasps and other parasitic species that prey on caterpillars) and have an incredibly painful and potentially dangerous sting ^^' please look but don't touch unless gloves are involved and you're very gentle with them
Not to mention most ants are actually not fully grown and don't mate until they get there wings and double in size
The CG animation did not age well, but it's still a Pixar movie enjoy to this day. As for Hoppers final moments, I actually compare his death to Dotson in the Lost World book, getting eaten alive by the offsprings of the predator.
It kind of sucks that Dodgson didn't die the same way in Dominion. But then again, they already gave his book death to Peter Ludlow, so I guess they decided to go with the dilophosaurs attacking him and tie it in with Nedry's death instead.
I love the lady bug i also love how Francis confronts the fly, also I don't know if you know the actor or watched the animated film but the lady bug is Denis leary the same guy who did Diego from the ice age franchise and the mantis is voice by the professor from the lost in space 1965 series. Also dims roar is the buck rex from the lost world and it was heard earlier when he was first introduced, but then again same thing.
I will admit, when I watched this movie over 20 years ago, I actually got traumatized by Hopper getting eaten alive. It still disturbs me even to this day. Also, I have three young ant colonies and so every time I see reviews about this movie or even about "Ants", I have to remind myself that they're fictional characters and that they're not gonna follow the logic of actual ants such as how male ants don't work like worker ants (they in fact have wings and their only purpose is to mate with virgin queen ants from other colonies), queen ants don't pass the ranks down from generation to generation, all queens leave their birth colony to (hopefully) start their own, and baby ants don't start out as looking the same as their adult counterparts (they're not like, say, the praying mantis, which start out as basically baby versions of the adult counterparts but without wings) and instead start out as larvae after hatching. Yeah, I can definitely tell that I'd have a hard time trying to look past the cartoon logic when it comes to the ants since I've done my research on the actual ants and have three young colonies of my own. But at least I'd enjoy the humor and the plot
This movie is forgotten and one of my favorite Pixar movies, with a strong villian. It's hilarious too- especially when Pixar movies used to add bonus outtakes where the characters were just actors. I never found the designs of the insects and arachnids uncanny- except for only having two arms and legs when we know insects are born with 6 legs. Now Antz, the Dreamworks lookalike ...THAT was uncanny.
As fun as this movie is, one thing that drove me nuts, was that Flik gets outcasted for unknowlingly getting circus bugs that he mistook for warriors, when they literally told him to leave the island to find help, which was really just a way to get him outta their hair after his mishap with the food offering.
The problem wasn't exactly that if you analyze the situation carefully.
@@Still.the.best.2021 What do you mean?
@@supermariof0521 you know, The part about seeking help, etc.
For some reason, I preferred Antz over Bugs Life? I think bc the plot to Antz felt fresh compared to BL. You should give Antz a shot, there's a legit horrifying war scene. The plot does seem like it doesn't really know where to go, but it was def different.
Now you're going to have to probably review ants just to relive those cringy memories xD you sure made some excellent points on how creepy they were even as a kid i noticed it
5:32 talking about him being sheltered to getting grossed out by the harvestman (aka daddy long leg)
Hoppers death is more horrifying then you think as if the mother bird fed the babies properly hopper wouldve been torn into three segments and fed to each baby bird. Unfortunately we'll never know for certain either way top 10 movie villian deaths right there.
I love how in reality Ants negs hundreds of Grasshoppers daily.
I remember watching A Bug's Life a few times when I was little (and then never watching it again as I got older, like you said.) I also recall being absolutely terrified of Hopper. He legitimately scared me as a kid. 😂
In my opinion, I've always found the animation to be beautiful in this film. It has that nice glossy feeling to it, like with Toy Story, Monsters Inc. and Cars, which are among some of my favourite pixar movies. Sure, it couldn't hold a candle to what they're making now (not even close). Though, I will admit that the story is a bit "cliché" I don't care. Flik was an amazing protagonist who deserved the respect he earned in the end. Atta... I didn't like her as much as a kid, but she's grown on me and I can see why she's so hard on him throughout the movie, but I'll always appreciate her for standing up to Hopper when he's about to crush him. Dot was a welcomed tritagonist and I liked the dynamic she shared with Flik. She was the driving force behind him coming home and helped him to expose Hopper's plan to squish the Queen. As for the circus bugs, well...
I've always liked Rosie. She was the kindest to Flik and always believed in him. Sure, she was frightened about the prospect of fighting the grasshoppers and tried to leave, which is fair since she was gonna be drafted into war essentially. But I'll always applaud her for remaining loyal to Flik. Manny was a strict but fair-toned mantis who was critical of Flik at the beginning, but warmed up to him overtime and helped keep the grasshoppers busy whilst he was setting up the bird. Dim was a gentle giant and I liked the fact that he vouched for Flik in his hour of need by mentioning that he helped bring value back into their lives. Heinrich, Francis and Slim, I thought they were a fun trio and I liked how Francis gradually changed from being a short-tempered schmuck into an even-tempered, self-sacrificing hero. Gypsy felt underused but I liked how sweet she was too. (I had a crush on her as a kid alongside Atta.) Lastly, there's Tuck and Roll. They're... fine. A bit obnoxious and stereotypical but were funny in moderation.
Hopper was a great villain though (despite the fact he's voiced by Kevin Spacey, who is a well-known sex offender). As for Molt? I liked him decently enough and was glad to see him redeemed near the end. Thumper was scary to me as a kid, but as an adult, he still gives me chills. P.T. Flea? I hated as a kid... but he's grown on me. As for the council, I didn't like the old chaps who kept badgering Flik. The Queen was a good parental figure and actively pushed Atta to do better. Dr. Flora cared for the colony too. (I can't remember the ant's name who helps direct the others around a leaf. But he was in the council too.)
Music was very well-orchestrated. The voice acting was decent, even the child actors did a good job, especially Dot's.
Overall... 8/10. Good Movie.
I loved how they portrayed a little bird as the most dangerous monster for bugs.
A Bug's Life is such a great movie even if the character designs are a bit off. Your laugh is positively infectious by the way. Just hearing your laugh and seeing those scenes made me laugh even though they didn't on their own.
Fun fact: One of the inspirations for this film was Seven Samurai from 1954.
I remember watching this movie on VHS as a kid. Looking back now, the character designs are pretty uncanny with the humanized teeth and eyes, but I'd imagine they wouldn't look as endearing to children if they had more realistic eyes and faces. XD
The ending with Hopper getting eaten alive by the baby chicks was and is still really disturbing, but the chicks are also really cute. XD Kudos to Kevin Spacey's performance and the rest of the cast members for bringing their characters to life.
Also, who else remembers the cute animation short before the movie about the two old men playing checkers? And who else remembers the bloopers at the end of the film? XD
Now I'm curious about your thoughts on Monsters, Inc and Bolt.
One of the best performance of an actor as a computer-generated villain
Growing up hoppers death scene actually scared me. It was one of the only times in any kids movie you actually saw a villian scared and beding for their life the way he did, apart from maybe scar?
Also, id love a scientificically accurate movie about ants. Like one were they are all girls and just do ant stuff.
You should review Antz
I think Antz is supposed to be a more mature story than Bug's Life since Antz is PG and A Bug's Life is G
You're right about the uncanniness
Knowing that Alteori had a crush on creatures like Hopper and T-Rexes gives me hope that there's someone out there for me
Man this was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and Flick standing up to hopper with all his CGI bruises was always my favorite part; second only to the gory battle scene the ant kids painted on the leaf! Cracked me up every time 🤣
Gypsy moth is still really pretty to me, she is my favorite of the circus bugs, followed by Rosie the spider. I just enjoyed whenever they were on screen.
My life was changed forever when I realized this movie was a loose adaptation of the Aesop’s Fable “The Grasshopper and the Ant”.
Alteori! I literally watched this movie so much until it became one with my brain! Why you may ask? Simple. Because I have sisters!
I just found your channel and it brings back memories. My daughter was 10 when this movie came out and this review catches it perfectly. By the way, the core story of “A Bug’s Life” is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai,” like “The Magnificent Seven” was back in my childhood days. Great observations! Good job! Thanks for reminding us of Disney’s better days.
This story was a twisted tale of one of Aesops Fables.
You should check out an insect-focused fantasy game called Colony. It has some really cool ideas like butterfly sorcerers, grasshoppers bards, and mantis monks. I'm an artist on the project, and I think you'll love it!
Tbh, thumper, the weird, rabid like grasshopper terrified me as a kid
The rock is a Seed. He was trying to explain to Dot, how a tiny seed grows into a giant tree but he didn't have a seed, so he used a rock. It's a pretty funny scene.
I love Disney & Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998) from Pixar Animation Studios! It's one of the best animated feature films ever!
Periodtttt
The bloopers in this movie I just die every time.
13:00 i also remember feeling that they were dead
honestly the show have a great message through Hopper’s character and how he describes what happens if the Ants were to ever revolt against the grasshoppers demands
"His gimp" I love your casual humor.
Spiders can go weeks to months (depending on age) without eating.
So the black widow wouldn't have needed to eat anything.
But ya, they would eat often if there's plenty of food around to catch.
"First rule of leadership: everything is your fault."
Top 10 villain quotes
Alteori: When I first saw this, I was a literal child, I had a crush on Hopper.
Hopper: WHAT!? EXCUSE ME?! Let's just think about the logic, shall we? Let's just THINK about it for a second!
😂
Ever since I was a kid I always felt they did the bug designs dirty. Especially the stick insect, like my boy is supposed to look elegant
The first bird 🐦 that tried to eat hopper was a Bluejay, it's also supposed to be the reason why he is blind in one eye.
The bird that ate hopper in the end was a Robin.
A Bug's Life is unironically one of the best movies of all time. I love it.
Agreed
Hopper is perhaps the best villain pixar has.
i can’t express the pain in my stomach from laughing at the rollie pollies fighting cause why did he smack him so hard for dancing for too long then they don’t speak english so when they argue it’s hilarious 🤣
We Americans need to take notes from this movie…
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You describing how the spider basically see all these ants as food is basically you describing Alex seeing everyone as Steak in Madagascar, at least that’s what your reminding me of
I liked A Bugs Life. I always thought of the rocks the ants were putting the seeds on as a metaphor to how unstable Hoppers power was in reality.
Something about the bird...it's so scary, it's look, it's movement, it's nightmare fuel
I saw the majority of the characters look cute enough I believe it was just the grasshopper that really hit a little too close to that Valley and I think it might have to do with their coloration being so neutral tone and the way they move
I love how "A Bug's Life" is a very fucked up version of the fable "The Ant & The Grasshopper," and I wonder if that was an inspiration for the film, because it feels rather obvious.
the queen is his mother. and the princess is his sister meaning his love interest is his sister.
Source?
I’m not gonna lie but when I watch the movie it shows that we came a very long way I mean like look at this to today’s Disney Pixar movie it’s showing that it improved graphics got better the movements get more fluent and smoother.
If only the stories were as powerful.
@@supersaiyandiclonius3056 yeah your right
Hopper getting eaten by Mama Bird's chicks reminds me of Michael Crichton's novel: *"THE LOST WORLD"* where the main villain Lewis Dodgson
is being fed to the infants of a T. rex family (one of the infants has a broken leg thanks to Dodgson as he tried to steal eggs from the Rex Nest), which was changed in the film adaptation
into Peter Ludlow's demise inside the S.S. Venture (though it could've been more effective if they didn't replaced the original music cue: "Ludlow's End" or cut an earlier scene back in "Site B" that shows Junior rex getting injured by a drunk & trippy Ludlow).
Hello Alteori.
You forgot to say "we answer", the last part of your outro, lol.
One of my favorite childhood movies from Disney, was young when I saw it. First time I'd watched was on cassette tape, sometimes it plays on the Disney channel. There is also a video of it on PlayStation 1 but I played the demo version, I like it. Kinda wonder if there's going to be "A Bug's life 2", that I would see.
Anyway, another great video, Alteori, I like it, see you in the next one.
I FEEL YOU I got a phobia of spiders I couldn’t even watch anything or do that incident I’m irl I would be traumatized forever
Come to Australia and go on a Spider killing spree, you'll become Doomguy but for Spiders.
@@VainerCactus0welp now m scared living in Perth for few years now I always pray not to come across those horrid creatures
I think I actually remember being scared of hopper when I was younger
22:25 I always pictured him going like Eddie Carr in Lost World where the babies birds just tear him apart.
one thing I have a problem about this film is when the ants banished Flik, they decide that the bird isn't even gonna work. Regardless that they know Hopper has a phobia of birds, they decide because Flik betrayed them they just straight up abandoned his idea which could've saved a lot
I'll always remember the poopoo platter, and never realized that was spacey : P
I watched it last night, liked it still.
Enjoyed your review.
Baby bird: HA ha I'm turning you into poo.
Hopper: NOOOOOOOOOOO
Oh no.... My mind is thinking of Alteori as Uzaki, and also on a farm...
Either Wholesome or something else not good...
Either way, your laughing is so cute! (^w^)
I hate Simping... But I don't know anymore.
One of my top favorite Pixar movies.
funny that we are watching this film in a time of protest and rebellion
A Bug’s Life is “Seven Samurai” or “The Magnificent Seven” for kids.
Lol I love your squeaky laughs!!
My favorite childhood movie
I've always had nightmares of a swarm of grasshoppers came and attacked our city
great video 👍
i haven't watched bug's life in a while, so this was a good way how to remind this movie
I like how everyone is talking about Hopper’s death being scary or so because I thought I was the only one who found it scary as a kid
to be fair, it's on the earlier side of pixar's release lineup, back when cgi and computer animations could only look good for pixar with proper funding
Finally, I found one person, who doesn't talk down on this film.
To who talks down on dis masterpiece of a movie ? It’s one of the best Pixar movie ever made
I love this movie sooo much was my favorite Pixar movie besides Toy Story when I was kid for a long time. I love Flick. :)
All the times Alteori laughs *_HARD_* 8:50, 19:37, 23:40, 27:30
I grew up watching both A Bugs Life and Dreamworks' Antz side by side since I had CDs of them. My memories prefer the latter when it comes to nostalgia (the marching song, oh god) but the former is also memorable and fun. I remember being fascinated with Dot.