I’ve never been able to put into words why of all the Pixar movies, A Bug’s Life, is my favorite. This article, in part, does it for me. Here’s an excerpt.
In Pixar’s first two feature length films, Toy Story (1995) and A Bug’s Life (1998), after a violent confrontation, two of the main characters are face to face. One of them berates the other in defense of an age-old system of master and servant, a system that the other character actively denounces because this system gets in the way of his lofty ambitions. In both films, the plot centers on this conflict of those who wish to uphold boundaries and those who wish to break through them.
However, there’s one main difference. In the film’s ideologies, Buzz Lightyear is wrong, and Flik is right.
Be that as it may, I say three cheers for (almost) all the Pixar movies. Keep ‘em coming!
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October 10, 2009 at 5:39 pm
K-Funk
I prefer the old-fashioned form of animation. 50 years from now, Snow White will still look good, whereas Finding Nemo will look silly.
October 11, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Brian
Now I won’t argue with that. Between the two, I’d take the old-fashioned, as well.