A Bug's Life (1998)

[a simple movie set in an amazing world]

A Bug's Life (1998)
IMDB- 7.2
RottenTomatoes- 92
RJG Rating- 80

Flik, an unlucky ant ,sets off to find a group of warriors to protect his colony from the Grasshoppers.

Starring- Dave Foley,Kevin Spacey,Julia Louis
Director- John Lasseter

A Bug's Life was Pixar's second movie after the highly successful Toy Story.John Lasseter returns to direct this movie.

The story for Bug's Life is influenced by the fable, "The Ant & the Grasshopper" and for experienced viewers ,you could also notice it was inspired from the Japanese classic Seven Samurai.
I felt the story was very simplistic in nature, compared to Toy Story (and also to later Pixar movies).It was very predictable and didnt stand out from the rest of the group.
But it did standout ,in terms of animation.Bug's Life sees Pixar's level of animation rise and its very noticeable.The beautiful background and detail that is applied to each and every scene is breath taking.The second half and mainly the climax is the best part of the movie.

As in most Pixar movies,the characters are given top priority.And in Bugs Life its no different.Each and everyone is well developed.The funniest part is the final credits ,when the movie's bloopers are shown.That itself shows how much the characters are developed and brought up by Pixar.

Even though a similar movie (Antz) was released a month before ,Bug's Life managed to defeat it and became a success at the box office.

The movie isnt meant for all ages ,it wont have the same charm and is meant for kids,but its still worth a watch.

Animation- 5/5
Story- 4/5
Direction- 4/5
Comedy- 3/5
Action- 4/5

Oscars--
Nominated (1)
Best Original Musical or Comedy Score-Randy Newman