Flick the ant is an inventor. Always looking for a way to make the lives of the ants easier, he spends his free time coming up with things like a harvester so they won’t have to work so hard to get the precious grain they need. The problem, however, is that Flick is also a little bit accident prone, and his inventions tend to flop. His greatest wish in life is to impress Princess Atta, but it seems that all he can do is make a bigger fool of himself.
Each year, the ants must gather an offering to the grasshoppers, who, in turn, promise not to squash them. As “A Bug’s Life” begins, the ants are scurrying around like crazy, trying to get the last of the offering gathered before the grasshoppers arrive. But Flick’s latest invention causes the entire offering to go off the edge of the cliff, and the grasshoppers are angry. Threatening the ants with some really creepy bullying tactics, they tell the ants that they have until the rains come to replace all the food, or they will be squished.
Flick feels responsible, and all the other ants blame him. They hold a meeting to decide how to handle this crisis, and when Flick presents the idea that they should go find some bigger bugs to help fight the grasshoppers, the council sees it as the perfect chance to get rid of Flick. With him gone in his little mission, the rest of the ants can work to gather the offering. They give Flick permission to leave and off he goes.
He stumbles upon a group of circus bugs, who are big, tough, and brave. He thinks they’re warriors, and they think he’s a talent scout. They return to Ant Island with him willingly, believing that they are to star in some kind of show, and he’s relieved to think that they’ll help fight the grasshoppers. (Yep, this is sort of like “The Three Amigos” of the insect world.)
Upon arriving at the anthill, the circus bugs learn the truth and are ready to take off (some of them have wings and really can take off.) But when they see how badly Flick needs their help, they decide to work together to really show those grasshoppers a thing or two, and they are able to pull it off in the end.
We really like this movie at our house. There were a few moments of violence I thought my kids would find scary, but to my surprise, they weren’t bugged at all. (Sorry, I couldn’t help it. I’ll be good now.) There is a lot of humor, a lot of sight gags, and a lot of teamwork. We’ve watched this movie over and over again, and will continue to do so.
This movie is rated G.
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